Environmental Persistent Pharmaceutical Pollutants: Difference between revisions

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*[[Persistent Organic Pollutants]]


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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_persistent_pharmaceutical_pollutant The Wikipedia Page on Environmental Persistent Pharmaceutical Pollutants]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_persistent_pharmaceutical_pollutant The Wikipedia Page on Environmental Persistent Pharmaceutical Pollutants]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_pharmaceuticals_and_personal_care_products The Wikipedia Page on Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products]
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_pollution The Wikipedia Page on Drug Pollution]
**Some of these could perhaps be merged, should discuss that on the Wikipedia side of things)
*[https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/environmentally-persistent-pharmaceutical The UNEP Page on EPPPs ]
*[https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/environmentally-persistent-pharmaceutical The UNEP Page on EPPPs ]
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 16 July 2022

Basics

  • A class of Contaminants of emerging concern
  • Abbreviated as EPPP(s)
  • Essentially Pharmaceutical Precursors, Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmaceutical Metabolites / Waste
  • Can come from a Point Source such as a factory, but the main context is in Black Water by people utilizing Pharmaceuticals
  • The Direct Impact is of concern, but synergistic effects are of special interest

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