Is the phototransformation of pharmaceuticals a natural purification process that decreases ecological and human health risks?

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 186, Issue , 2014, Pages 203-215

  Wang, Xiao Huan ^a   Lin, Angela Yu Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Natural attenuation; Pharmaceutical mixtures; Photo toxicity; Phototransformation

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; PHARMACEUTICAL MIXTURES; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION; PHARMACEUTICAL RESIDUES; PHOTO-TOXICITY; PHOTOTRANSFORMATIONS; TRANSFORMATION BY-PRODUCTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BYPRODUCTS; ECOLOGY; MIXTURES; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PURIFICATION;

TOXICITY;

DRUG; RIVER WATER; WATER;

DRUG; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; TOXICITY; TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SUNLIGHT; SUNLIGHT PHOTOLYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

NATURAL ATTENUATION; PHARMACEUTICAL MIXTURES; PHOTO-TOXICITY; PHOTOTRANSFORMATION;

ECOLOGY; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHOTOLYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SUNLIGHT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84891724030     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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