Who is chasing whom? A call for a more integrated approach to reduce the load of micro-pollutants in the environment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-150

  Schirmer, Kristin ^a,b   Schirmer, Mario ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environmentally friendly chemical design; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs); Risk assessment; Sustainable use; Toxicity; Urban ground water

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

MICRO-POLLUTANT; WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY;

WATER TREATMENT;

CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; DRINKING WATER; GALAXOLIDE; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

DRUG PRODUCTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; DRUG; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH CARE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 39449094651     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.826     Document Type: Article

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