Threat and sustainable technological solution for antineoplastic drugs pollution: Review on a persisting global issue

A Yadav, ER Rene, MK Mandal, KK Dubey - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past 20 years, the discharge of pharmaceuticals and their presence in the aquatic
environment have been continuously increasing and this has caused serious public health …

Occurrence of anticancer drugs in the aquatic environment: a systematic review

C Nassour, SJ Barton, S Nabhani-Gebara… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Water contamination with pharmaceutical products is a well-studied problem. Numerous
studies have demonstrated the presence of anticancer drugs in different water resources …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and ecological risks of pharmaceuticals in a Mediterranean river in Eastern Spain

E Fonseca, F Hernández, M Ibáñez, A Rico… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are biologically active molecules that may exert toxic effects to a wide
range of aquatic organisms. They are considered contaminants of emerging concern due to …

Novel electrochemical strategy for determination of anticancer drug flutamide based on MXene/MOF composite

Y Li, L Zhang, M Wu, G Ma, M Motlak… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, MXene/metal-organic framework (MOF (ZIF-67)) nanocomposite was
prepared using co-precipitation process at room temperature and its performance for …

Fabrication of Sn-doped ZnO hexagonal micro discs anchored on rGO for electrochemical detection of anti-androgen drug flutamide in water and biological samples

KY Hwa, A Santhan, SKS Tata - Microchemical Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer is one of the major causes of death around the globe leading to cancer
deaths in the US standing at a second position. Flutamide is one of the important drugs …

Advanced electrochemical platform for determination of cytostatic drug flutamide in various matrices using a boron-doped diamond electrode

Ľ Švorc, K Borovska, K Cinková, DM Stanković… - Electrochimica …, 2017 - Elsevier
An innovative, rapid and simple electrochemical approach for the reliable quantification of
cytostatic drug flutamide (FLU) in various matrices is herein proposed. This platform involves …

[HTML][HTML] New insights on cytostatic drug risk assessment in aquatic environments based on measured concentrations in surface waters

TIA Gouveia, A Alves, MSF Santos - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Cytostatic drugs are compounds used to treat cancer, one of the deadliest diseases
worldwide with a rising yearly incidence. However, the occurrence and concentrations of a …

Antineoplastic agents: Environmental prevalence and adverse outcomes in aquatic organisms

AM Wormington, M De María, HG Kurita… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with 9.6 million cancer‐related
deaths in 2018. Cancer incidence has increased over time, and so has the prescription rate …

[HTML][HTML] A simultaneous determination of anti-cancer drugs in hospital effluent by DLLME HPLC-FLD, together with a risk assessment

DM Souza, JF Reichert, AF Martins - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Currently, there is an increasing use of anti-cancer drugs, and hence their occurrence in the
environment must be properly managed, in particular, in the light of their high degree of …

Liquid-liquid extraction as a simple tool to quickly quantify fourteen cytostatics in urban wastewaters and access their impact in aquatic biota

TIA Gouveia, AMT Silva, AR Ribeiro, A Alves… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cytostatics are highly toxic pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of cancer. These
substances are partially excreted by the human body after administration. The inefficient …