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Pharmaceutical Pollution

Pharmaceutical Pollution is a type of environmental contamination characterized by the introduction and persistence of bioactive pharmaceutical compounds in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, primarily originating from human and veterinary medicinal usage, waste discharge, and incomplete degradation in wastewater treatment processes.

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2017–2026

674

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Pharmaceutical Contamination

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Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999−2000:  A National Reconnaissance

Dana W. Kolpin, Edward T. Furlong, Michael T. Meyer et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2002 · 7.9K citations

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Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater effluents, surface waters and sediments

Marı́a Dolores Hernando, Milagros Mezcúa, A FERNANDEZALBA et al. · Talanta · 2005 · 1.7K citations

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The removal of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors and illicit drugs during wastewater treatment and its impact on the quality of receiving waters

Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern, Richard M. Dinsdale, Alan J. Guwy · Water Research · 2008 · 1.7K citations

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Effluent from drug manufactures contains extremely high levels of pharmaceuticals

D. G. Joakim Larsson, Cecilia de Pedro, Nicklas Paxéus · Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2007 · 1.6K citations

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Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers

John L. Wilkinson, Alistair B.A. Boxall, Dana W. Kolpin et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2022 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. ‪B
    ‪Damià Barceló

    Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spain

    42 publications · 10.7K citations

    38

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  2. GY
    Gang Yu

    Tsinghua University, China

    22 publications · 1.6K citations

    22

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  3. BW
    Bin Wang

    Tsinghua University, China

    19 publications · 1.3K citations

    19

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  4. MP
    Mira Petrović

    Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Spain

    17 publications · 4.5K citations

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  5. SR
    Sara Rodríguez‐Mozaz

    Catalan Institute for Water Research, Spain

    17 publications · 2.2K citations

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research

    Barcelona, Spain

    40 h-index

    107 publications

    22.3K citations

  2. Catalan Institute for Water Research

    Girona, Spain

    39 h-index

    127 publications

    19.2K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    36 h-index

    225 publications

    27K citations

  4. Universitat de Girona

    Girona, Spain

    31 h-index

    97 publications

    12.6K citations

  5. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    29 h-index

    149 publications

    10.6K citations

  6. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    24 h-index

    95 publications

    79K citations

  7. State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    123 publications

    8.8K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    67 publications

    8.8K citations

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  1. The Science of The Total Environment

    205 publications · 30.5K citations

    100

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  2. Chemosphere

    97 publications · 14.1K citations

    61

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  3. Water Research

    52 publications · 12.5K citations

    46

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  4. Environmental Science & Technology

    52 publications · 18.4K citations

    43

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  5. Environmental Science and Pollution Research

    ESPR · 67 publications · 4K citations

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