Pharmaceuticals in the environment
by Harrison, Roy M. Hester, R. E., (Ronald E.)
Medicines play an important role in the treatment and prevention of disease in humans and animals, but residues from these medicines can be released into the environment through a number of routes during their manufacture, use and disposal. It is only recently that the potential environmental impacts of this exposure to pharmaceuticals are being considered. The book explores where pharmaceutical residues can be found, e.g. in surface waters, drinking water, sediments and the marine environment;…
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- Full title :Pharmaceuticals in the environment / editors: R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison.
Summary
Medicines play an important role in the treatment and prevention of disease in humans and animals, but residues from these medicines can be released into the environment through a number of routes during their manufacture, use and disposal. It is only recently that the potential environmental impacts of this exposure to pharmaceuticals are being considered. The book explores where pharmaceutical residues can be found, e.g. in surface waters, drinking water, sediments and the marine environment; the sources of these residues, from manufacture through to disposal of unused medicines; how these residues break down; and how this all impacts on wildlife and human health. In reviewing the current position and examining further possible impacts, this book is an important reference for researchers working in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as for environmentalists, policy makers and students on pharmacy and environmental science courses wanting to better understand the impacts of pharmaceuticals on the environment.
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- Publication Date:©2016
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Royal Society of Chemistry
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2016
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Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781782622345, 1782622349, 9781523101931, 1523101938, 178262189X, 9781782621898
- oclc:ocn921880385
- LC Classification:TD196.D78
- Dewey Decimal:363.738
Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Future of Drug Development / David Taylor -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Historical Background -- 1.2. What is a Pharmaceutical? -- 1.3. Environmental Impact -- 2. The Pharmaceutical Industries -- 3. Research, Discovery and Development -- 3.1. Pre-clinical Trials -- 3.2. Clinical Trials -- 3.3. Environmental Issues -- 4.Commercial Realities -- 4.1. Problems with Patents -- 4.2. Maintaining a Viable Business -- 4.3. Access to Medicines -- 5. The Pharmaceutical Industry in the Future -- 5.1.Commercial Pressures -- 5.2. Environmental Challenges -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Distribution of Pharmaceutical Residues in the Environment / Vince D'Aco -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals -- 3. Reviews of Pharmaceutical Products -- 4. Measured Concentrations -- 5. Modelling to Complement and Extend the Utility of Field Programs -- 5.1. Measure or Model? -- 5.2. Estimates of API Consumption for Use in Modelling Analysis.
Note continued: 5.3. Modelling for Design of Field Surveys -- 5.4. Elucidating Fate and Transport Mechanisms -- 5.5. Critical Evaluation of Measured Concentrations -- 5.6. Modelling to S…
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