Analysis, removal, effects and risk of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle : occurrence and transformation in the environment / edited by Mira Petrovic, Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Girona and ICREA, Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona, Spain, Damia Barcelo, IDAEA-CSIC, Department of Environmental Chemistry, Barcelona and Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Girona, Spain, Sandra Pérez, Water and Soil Quality Research Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.

Analysis, removal, effects and risk of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle provides an overview of the current analytical methods for trace determination of pharmaceuticals in environmental samples. The book also reviews the fate and occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle for their eliminat...

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Other Authors: Petrović, M. (Mira) (Editor), Barceló, Damià (Editor), Perez, Sandra (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2013]
Series:Comprehensive analytical chemistry ; v. 62.
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Summary:Analysis, removal, effects and risk of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle provides an overview of the current analytical methods for trace determination of pharmaceuticals in environmental samples. The book also reviews the fate and occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle for their elimination in wastewater and drinking water treatment, focusing on the newest developments in treatment technologies, such as membrane bioreactors and advanced oxidation processes.
Physical Description:xxiii, 734 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780444626578
0444626573