Psychiatric Pharmaceuticals as Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater
This book describes how psychiatric pharmaceuticals, namely antidepressants, anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics are among the most prescribed active substances due to the higher occurrence of psychiatric disorders throughout the world. It goes on to demonstrate how patients’ excretion of the activ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Pharmaceuticals in the environment: case study of psychiatric drugs
- Removal of psychiatric drugs in water treatment systems
- Analytical methods for the quantification of pharmaceuticals
- Green pharmaceuticals