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New Zealand and Australia in focus : economics, the environment and issues in health care /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hauppauge, N.Y. :
Nova Science Publishers,
[2012]
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| Colección: | Health care issues, costs, and access.
Global economic studies series. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA IN FOCUS ; NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA IN FOCUS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; HUMAN PHARMACEUTICALS OF POTENTIAL CONCERN TO THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENT ; ABSTRACT ; 1. PHARMACEUTICALS IN NEW ZEALAND ; 1.1. Emerging Contaminants ; 1.2. Why are they of Concern ; 1.3. Medications in New Zealand; 2. HOW DO PHARMACEUTICALS END UP IN THE ENVIRONMENT? ; 2.1. Pathways That Contribute to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment ; 2.2. Typical Concentrations of Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment ; 2.3. Degradation of Pharmaceuticals during Treatment of Waste Water.
- 2.3.1. Types of Waste Water Treatment Preliminary Treatment ; Primary Treatment ; Secondary Treatment ; Activated Sludge System; Trickling or Biological Filters ; Tertiary Treatment ; Disinfection of Wastewater Effluent ; Other Sewage Treatment Methods ; 2.3.2. Effluent and Sludge Disposal in the Environment ; 2.3.3. Degradation of Pharmaceuticals During Waste Water Treatment ; 2.3.4. Implications for Environmental Levels of Pharmaceuticals in New Zealand ; 2.3.5. Current Legislation to Control Effluent Quality Arising from Waste Water Treatment in New Zealand.
- 3. REAL OR POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF PHARMACEUTICALS ON THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENT 3.1. Real or Potential Effects of Pharmaceuticals on the New Zealand Environment ; 4. WAYS TO LIMIT THE RELEASE OF HUMAN PHARMACEUTICALS INTO THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENT ; 4.1. Changes in Prescription Practices ; 4.2. Changes in the Ways Used to Dispose of Unused Medications by the Users and Dispensaries ; 4.3. Improved Levels of Waste Water Treatment for Human Effluent ; 4.4. New Zealand Legislation Limiting the Levels of Pharmaceuticals in Effluent Discharges and Receiving Environments.
- ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES A MULTI-SECTOR GOVERNANCE MODEL ; Role of the Public Sector ; Role of the Private Sector ; Roles of Civil Society Organisations ; GOVERNANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN AUSTRALIA ; International Co-operation ; National and State Institutions, Mechanisms and Initiatives ; Institutions ; Mechanisms ; Regulatory Approaches ; Non-Regulatory Approaches ; Other Strategies, Task Forces, Initiatives and Partnership Programs ; Initiatives by the Private Sector ; Initiatives by Civil Society Organisations ; Assessment ; FACTORS AFFECTING THE MULTI-SECTOR GOVERNANCE MODEL.