A review of plant–pharmaceutical interactions: from uptake and effects in crop plants to phytoremediation in constructed wetlands

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 11729-11763

  Carvalho, Pedro N ^a   Basto, M Clara P ^b   Almeida, C Marisa R ^b   Brix, Hans ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Emergent micro pollutants; Macrophyte beds; Manure; Wastewater and biosolid reuse; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DRUG; SOIL; WASTE WATER;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CROP; METABOLISM; SOIL; WASTE WATER; WETLAND;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMISTRY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; METABOLISM; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SOIL; WASTE WATER; WETLANDS;

EID: 84976284552     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2550-3     Document Type: Article

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