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Human Pharmaceuticals in the Environment

Current and Future Perspectives

  • Explores the issue of pharmaceuticals, and other contaminants, in freshwater and coastal ecosystems
  • First book on pharmaceuticals in the environment to cover such a wide range of topics
  • All of the books' contributors are renowned researchers in the field

Part of the book series: Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology (ETEP, volume 4)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Perspectives on Human Pharmaceuticals in the Environment

    • Bryan W. Brooks, Jason P. Berninger, Alejandro J. Ramirez, Duane B. Huggett
    Pages 1-16
  3. Environmental Fate of Human Pharmaceuticals

    • Alistair B. A. Boxall, Jon F. Ericson
    Pages 63-83
  4. Environmental Comparative Pharmacology: Theory and Application

    • Lina Gunnarsson, Erik Kristiansson, D. G. Joakim Larsson
    Pages 85-108
  5. A Look Backwards at Environmental Risk Assessment: An Approach to Reconstructing Ecological Exposures

    • David Lattier, James M. Lazorchak, Florence Fulk, Mitchell Kostich
    Pages 109-137
  6. Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Technologies

    • Daniel Gerrity, Shane Snyder
    Pages 225-255
  7. Pharmaceutical Take Back Programs

    • Kati I. Stoddard, Duane B. Huggett
    Pages 257-285
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 287-302

About this book

Human interaction with the environment remains one of the most pervasive facets of modern society. In a world characterized by rapid population growth, unprecedented global trade and digital communications, energy security, natural resource scarcities, climatic changes and environmental quality, emerging diseases and public health, biodiversity and habitat modifications are routinely touted by the popular press as they canvas global political agendas and scholarly endeavors.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Baylor University, Waco, USA

    Bryan W. Brooks

  • University of North Texas, Denton, USA

    Duane B. Huggett

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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