Pharma-Ecology (eBook)

The Occurrence and Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment

Patrick K. Jjemba (Autor)

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2008 | 1. Auflage
328 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-37024-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products--we can't livewithout them. Can the environment survive with them?

Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) areincreasingly being recognized as micropollutants. In this context,pharmaceutical products encompass a diverse range of drugs used totreat various illnesses, and personal care products includeeveryday items such as soaps, fragrances, cleaning agents,disinfectants, and similar products. Written for professionals fromdifferent backgrounds, Pharma-Ecology bridges the knowledgeand language gap and critically examines the issue of PPCPmicropollutants and how to best minimize their impact on theenvironment. Organized systematically, it:
* Presents a range of pharmaceutical compounds categorized bymode of action and common usage, displaying the volumes (or numberof prescriptions) that are dispersed
* Discusses the detection of PPCPs in the environment usinginstrumentation 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 theenvironment, and links pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics with thekinetics of PPCPs in the environment
* Explores engineering and treatment techniques that couldminimize the impact of PPCPs in the environment
* Includes numerous tables and figures that illustrateinformation
This is an enlightening reference for engineers, toxicologists,ecologists, micro-biologists, and chemists involved in pollutionand environmental analysis; policy-makers; professionals in federaland state regulatory agencies; and pharmaceutical professionals. Itis also an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate studentsin related fields.

Autor

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.

Rezensionen

"This book will be a valuable resource to an academiclibrary, either graduate or undergraduate, and provides numerousexamples for instructors of environmental chemistry andhealth-related chemistry courses." (Journal of ChemicalEducation, February 2010)

"How is this book different from others on the topic? Jjemba isthe sole author, providing comprehensive coverage of the variousPPCP aspects in a logical order and in a consistent style ofpresentation." (Environmental Health Perspectives, April2009)

"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 andenvironmental analysis as well as workers in agriculture and healthcare. Policymakers and professionals in federal and stateregulatory agencies will also find it useful. It may also serve asa textbook or as supplementary reading for undergraduate andgraduate students in related fields ... he has eminently succeededin achieving his goal." (Chemical & Engineering News,December 15, 2008)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.10.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen • Chemie • Chemistry • Civil Engineering & Construction • Environmental Analysis • Environmental impact • Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry • Pharmazeutische Chemie • Pharmazeutische u. Medizinische Chemie • Umweltanalytik • Umweltbelastung
• ISBN-10: 0-470-37024-6 / 0470370246
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-37024-7 / 9780470370247