Pharma-Ecology: The Occurrence and Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment - Rilegato

Jjemba, Patrick K.

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ISBN 10: 0470046309 ISBN 13: 9780470046302

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2008

Riassunto

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products—we can't live without them. Can the environment survive with them?

Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are increasingly being recognized as micropollutants. In this context, pharmaceutical products encompass a diverse range of drugs used to treat various illnesses, and personal care products include everyday items such as soaps, fragrances, cleaning agents, disinfectants, and similar products. Written for professionals from different backgrounds, Pharma-Ecology bridges the knowledge and language gap and critically examines the issue of PPCP micropollutants and how to best minimize their impact on the environment. Organized systematically, it:

• Presents a range of pharmaceutical compounds categorized by mode of action and common usage, displaying the volumes (or number of prescriptions) that are dispersed
• Discusses the detection of PPCPs in the environment using instrumentation and bioassay techniques, including microarrays
• Covers the occurrences of PPCPs in aquatic systems, sediments, soil, and aerial environments
• Considers the persistence and degradation of PPCPs in the environment, and links pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics with the kinetics of PPCPs in the environment
• Explores engineering and treatment techniques that could minimize the impact of PPCPs in the environment
• Includes numerous tables and figures that illustrate information

This is an enlightening reference for engineers, toxicologists, ecologists, micro-biologists, and chemists involved in pollution and environmental analysis; policy-makers; professionals in federal and state regulatory agencies; and pharmaceutical professionals. It is also an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate students in related fields.

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Recensione:

This book will be a valuable resource to an academic library, either graduate or undergraduate, and provides numerous examples for instructors of environmental chemistry and health–related chemistry courses. ( Journal of Chemical Education, February 2010)

"How is this book different from others on the topic? Jjemba is the sole author, providing comprehensive coverage of the various PPCP aspects in a logical order and in a consistent style of presentation." (Environmental Health Perspectives, April 2009)

"I am pleased to recommend most heartily, Jjemba′s unique, valuable reference source to a broad audience of ecologists, engineers, microbiologists, pharmacists, toxicologists, chemists, physicians, and veterinarians involved in pollution and environmental analysis as well as workers in agriculture and health care. Policymakers and professionals in federal and state regulatory agencies will also find it useful. It may also serve as a textbook or as supplementary reading for undergraduate and graduate students in related fields ... he has eminently succeeded in achieving his goal." (Chemical & Engineering News, December 15, 2008)

L'autore:

Patrick K. Jjemba, PhD, is a Senior Research Analyst for Innovation and Technology with American Water. Previously, he was a research associate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Jjemba has received grants from the NIEHS, World Bank, and IAEA and has authored several peer-reviewed papers, including two reviews covering pharmaceuticals as environmental pollutants.

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0470046309
• ISBN 13: 9780470046302
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 314