Pharmaceuticals are used every day in most parts of the world and great proportions of
these substances are excreted unaltered or as active sub-products, posing a threat of …

Rapidly expanding water pollution has transformed into significant dangers around the
world. In recent years, the pharmaceutical and agriculture field attained enormous progress …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products present potential risks to human health and the
environment. In particular, wastewater treatment plants often detect emerging pollutants that …

Pharmaceuticals are a unique class of emerging contaminants owing to their intrinsic ability
to induce physiological effects on man and animals at low concentrations. Pharmaceuticals …

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 …

Over the past 30 years, the global consumption of pharmaceuticals has risen by almost 3
times. Despite being fundamental to the protection of human life, pharmaceuticals have …

Despite increasing interest in pharmaceutical emissions worldwide, studies of
environmental contamination with pharmaceuticals arising from wastewater discharges in …

Abstract The United Nations set “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” which
includes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a collection of 17 global goals …

Environmental pharmaceuticals represent a threat of emerging concern for marine
ecosystems. Widely distributed and bioaccumulated, these contaminants could provoke …

Advancements in medical research has resulted in the modernization of healthcare facilities,
subsequently leading to a higher level of production and usage of pharmaceuticals to …