Occurrence, sources, and fate of pharmaceuticals in aquatic environment and soil

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 187, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-201

  Li, W C ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emerging organic contaminants; Pharmaceutical residuals; Pollution; Waste water treatment plants

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMERGING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; LIVING CONDITIONS; PUBLIC CONCERN; REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS;

POLLUTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DICLOFENAC; DIURETIC AGENT; DRUG RESIDUE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; HORMONE; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SALICYLIC ACID; SULFADIAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRICLOSAN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC PLANT; DRUG; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION;

EMERGING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; PHARMACEUTICAL RESIDUALS; POLLUTION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84896739148     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.01.015     Document Type: Review

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