TREATMENT OF AQUEOUS EFFLUENTS CONTAMINATED WITH PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS PHACS

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Treatment of aqueous effluents contaminated with active pharmaceutical ingredients

Publication . Almeida, Hugo F. D.

"The need to significantly improve human living conditions led to a large increase in the worldwide consumption of pharmaceutical drugs. Over the past few years, the development of advanced analytical tools and investigations on wastewater samples confirmed the presence of residual amounts of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), sewage treatment plants (STPs), groundwater and drinking water. Even at low concentrations (ng.L-1 – μg.L-1), the regular contact and ingeston of APIs can lead to deleterious effects towards living organisms. Numerous studies demonstrated that APIs present in WWTPs are a matter of concern towards wildlife and public health. Given the widespread occurance of these drugs in aquatic ecossystems and their deleterious effects, the development of strategies able to mitigate their introduction in the aquatic environment is of great importance.(...)"

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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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OE

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SFRH/BD/88369/2012