Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are considered as emerging
contaminants (ECs) in the environment due to their known or suspected adverse ecological …

Sizeable amount of research has been conducted on the possible uptake of
pharmaceuticals by plants from contaminated soil and water used for irrigation of crops. In …

Irrigation with treated wastewater (TWW) and application of biosolids introduce numerous
pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) into agro-food systems. While the use …

Pharmaceuticals in agricultural soils originating from irrigation with treated wastewater and
land-applied biosolids can enter field crops. However, little is known about the role of pore …

Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are primarily anthropogenic compounds found
in water at trace concentrations and mostly still ignored. Pharmaceuticals and personal care …

The dissemination of pharmaceuticals in agroecosystems originating from land application
of animal manure/sewage sludge and irrigation with treated wastewater in agricultural …

The use of surface water impacted by wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents for crop
irrigation is a form of unplanned water reuse. Natural attenuation processes can buffer …

Among all contaminants of emerging interest, drugs are the ones that give rise to the
greatest concern. Any of the multiple stages of the drug's life cycle (production, consumption …

Treated wastewater is an important source of water for irrigation. As a result, irrigated crops
are chronically exposed to wastewater-derived pharmaceuticals, such as the anticonvulsant …

Use of reclaimed wastewater for agricultural irrigation is seen as an attractive option to meet
agricultural water demands of a growing number of countries suffering from water scarcity …