The current state-of-the-art in the determination of pharmaceutical residues in environmental matrices using hyphenated techniques

A Jakimska, A Kot-Wasik… - Critical Reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Several thousand tons of pharmaceuticals and their transformation products (metabolites
and degradation products) are introduced into the environment each year. They affect both …

Photoelectrochemical degradation of contaminants of emerging concern with special attention on the removal of acetaminophen in water-based solutions

NA Sacco, FA Marchesini, I Gamba, G García - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite being an indispensable medium for life and the environment, the deterioration of
water quality continues to be a matter of great concern for the scientific community since this …

Presence of pharmaceuticals and hormones in waters from sewage treatment plants

M Pedrouzo, F Borrull, E Pocurull, RM Marcé - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2011 - Springer
This paper describes the presence of 33 pharmaceuticals and hormones in waters from two
sewage treatment plants (STPs) situated in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain. The target …

Knowledge and disposal practice of leftover and expired medicine: a cross-sectional study from nursing and pharmacy students' perspectives

A Bashatah, S Wajid - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The objective of the present study was to investigate the knowledge and practices
concerning unused and expired medicine among pharmacy and nursing students at King …

Contamination levels of human pharmaceutical compounds in French surface and drinking water

S Mompelat, O Thomas, B Le Bot - Journal of Environmental …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The occurrence of 20 human pharmaceutical compounds and metabolites from 10
representative therapeutic classes was analysed from resource and drinking water in two …

A highly sensitive caffeine immunoassay based on a monoclonal antibody

JJ Carvalho, MG Weller, U Panne… - Analytical and …, 2010 - Springer
A new immunoassay has been developed based on a commercially available anti-caffeine
monoclonal antibody and a de novo synthesized tracer, using horseradish peroxidase and …

Enantiomeric fraction as an indicator of pharmaceutical biotransformation during wastewater treatment and in the environment–a review

NH Hashim, S Shafie, SJ Khan - Environmental technology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Enantioselective analysis of some pharmaceuticals during wastewater treatment has the
potential to reveal significant insights regarding the effectiveness of biotransformation …

Comparison of the knowledge, attitude, and practices of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists regarding the use of expired and disposal of unused medicines in Delhi

K Bhayana, HS Rehan, T Arora - Indian Journal of Pharmacology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The use of out-of-date medicines and improper disposal of pharmaceutical
products harm consumers and environment. To limit pharmaceutical load on the …

Ecopharmacovigilance: Current state, challenges, and opportunities in China

J Wang, X Hu - Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 - journals.lww.com
In a context of severe pharmaceutical pollution,“ecopharmacovigilance”(EPV) has been an
area of novel interest. It aims to ensure that significant environmental issues associated with …

Trace analysis of contraceptive drug levonorgestrel in wastewater samples by a newly developed indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) …

C Pu, YF Wu, H Yang, AP Deng - Analytica chimica acta, 2008 - Elsevier
A sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of
levonorgestrel (LNG) in wastewater samples was developed. The carbonyl group at position …