Wastewater is water that has already been contaminated by domestic, industrial and
commercial activity that needs to be treated before it could be discharged into some other …

Pharmaceuticals are known to occur widely in the environment of industrialized countries. In
developing countries, more monitoring results have recently become available, but a …

Veterinary pharmaceuticals (VPs) increasingly used in animal husbandry have led to their
presence in aquatic environments–surface water (SW) or groundwater (GW)–and even in …

Abstract The 1st Watch List (WL) for substances in surface waters under the Environmental
Quality Standards Directive (EQSD-Directive 2013/39/EU) was established by Commission …

This study aimed to provide insights into the risk posed by psychopharmaceuticals and illicit
drugs in European surface waters, and to identify current knowledge gaps hampering this …

With the advancement of science, better monitoring of soil and water quality has become
possible. Many contaminants have been reported in the recent past that influence the quality …

It is well known that there is a widespread use of veterinary pharmaceuticals and
consequent release into different ecosystems such as freshwater bodies and groundwater …

Anthelmintics are drugs used for the treatment and prevention of diseases caused by
parasitic worms (helminths). While the importance of anthelmintics in human as well as in …

In intensive livestock areas, veterinary pharmaceutical residues (VPRs) can occur in water
resources, but also in tap water because treatment processes are not designed to remove …

Advancement in medication by health care sector has undoubtedly improved our life but at
the same time increased the chemical burden on our natural ecosystem. The residuals of …