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Analysis, fate and removal of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle /

Pharmaceutically active substances are a class of new, so-called "emerging" contaminants that have raised great concern in recent years. Human and veterinary drugs are constantly being introduced into the environment, mainly as a result of the manufacturing process. Over a period of time,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Petrovi�c, M. (Mira) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Comprehensive analytical chemistry ; v. 50.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright page; Contributors to Volume 50; Volumes in the Series; Contents; Editor's Preface; Series Editor's Preface; Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Pharmaceuticals in the environment: sources and their management; Chapter 2: Analysis of Pharmaceuticals as Environmental Contaminants; Chapter 3: Fate and Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals in the Water Cycle; Chapter 4: Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatments; Chapter 5. Conclusions and future research needs; Appendix: List of Pharmaceutical Compounds; Subject Index.