Pharmaceuticals – New Environmental Pollutants

Authors

  • J. Kotyza Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
  • P. Soudek Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, Joint Laboratory of the Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Research Institute of Crop Production, Prague,
  • Z. Kafka Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
  • T. Vaněk Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, Joint Laboratory of the Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Research Institute of Crop Production, Prague,

Abstract

At present, pharmaceuticals that have been used for a long time appear in environment as pollutants. Drugs and personal care products pass through the wastewater treatment without being retained. The review resumes problems, occurrence and the fate of drugs in the environment and gives current technologies for their removal as well as possible approaches and the methods of solution to this problem in future.

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Published

2009-08-15

How to Cite

Kotyza, J., Soudek, P., Kafka, Z., & Vaněk, T. (2009). Pharmaceuticals – New Environmental Pollutants. Chemické Listy, 103(7). Retrieved from http://www.chemicke-listy.cz/ojs3/index.php/chemicke-listy/article/view/1513

Issue

Vol. 103 No. 7 (2009)

Section

Articles