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Pharmaceuticals are biologically active and persistent substances which have been recognized as a continuing
threat to environmental stability. Chronic ecotoxicity data as well as information on the current
distribution levels in different environmental compartments continue to be sparse and are focused on
those therapeutic classes that are more frequently prescribed and consumed. Nevertheless, they indicate
the negative impact that these chemical contaminants may have on living organisms, ecosystems and
ultimately, public health. This article reviews the different contamination sources as well as fate and both
acute and chronic effects on non-target organisms. An extensive review of existing data in the form of
tables, encompassing many therapeutic classes is presented.
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Keywords
Pharmaceuticals Sources Environmental fate Ecotoxicological effects
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Elsevier