Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks
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2. ed. Berlin: Springer, 2004. 527 p.
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TY - BOOK
T1 - Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
T2 - Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks
A2 - Kümmerer, Klaus
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The study of pharmaceuticals in the environment is a relatively new area of research, which has only just taken off in recent years. Since the first edition was printed, many research articles on this subject have been published. It is exceedingly difficult for the individual, in particular those not acquainted with the field to establish trends and developments. Even specialists will appreciate this book, as it provides the reader with a well-founded over view.Following the resounding success of the first edition, this new edition has been brought up to date and greatly extended. It includes the status of research on soil, paying particular attention to field studies in terrestrial and aquatic environments as well as new substance categories such as tetracylines and chinolones and the latest results concerning contamination of the environment and risk reduction. In line with the newest developments worldwide there are now many more contributions from international authors. This volume also caters for the new requirements confronting European and American researchers since publication of the first edition.
AB - The study of pharmaceuticals in the environment is a relatively new area of research, which has only just taken off in recent years. Since the first edition was printed, many research articles on this subject have been published. It is exceedingly difficult for the individual, in particular those not acquainted with the field to establish trends and developments. Even specialists will appreciate this book, as it provides the reader with a well-founded over view.Following the resounding success of the first edition, this new edition has been brought up to date and greatly extended. It includes the status of research on soil, paying particular attention to field studies in terrestrial and aquatic environments as well as new substance categories such as tetracylines and chinolones and the latest results concerning contamination of the environment and risk reduction. In line with the newest developments worldwide there are now many more contributions from international authors. This volume also caters for the new requirements confronting European and American researchers since publication of the first edition.
KW - Chemistry
KW - Environmental Chemistry
KW - Ecotoxicology
KW - Pharmaceuticals
KW - Environmental Medicine
KW - Environmental Research
KW - development
KW - ecosystem
KW - ecosystems
KW - environment
KW - pollution
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-662-09259-0
DO - 10.1007/978-3-662-09259-0
M3 - Collected editions and anthologies
SN - 3-540-21342-2
SN - 978-3-540-21342-0
BT - Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
PB - Springer
CY - Berlin
ER -