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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are relatively new, but a very diverse and unique group of emerging contaminants. These compounds can exert toxic effects to humans at very low doses (ng to μg). They are recalcitrant organic compounds with persistent nature. Regular addition of new compounds and upsurge in their discharge to the environment is of grave concern due to their ecological and environmental toxicity and human health risk. After use, the majority of active ingredients and metabolites of many pharmaceuticals excrete out from human and animal bodies and enter into the environment through various means. Sewage and wastewater treatment plants are the major sources for their contamination to the various environment mediums. PPCPs contamination to groundwater and surface water is well reported, and many techniques are available for their removal. However, the contamination of PPCPs to soil and their transport, translocation and bioaccumulation to various crops is relatively recent and raised the concern of food safety and human health with the development of antibiotic resistance. To address the problem, there is an urgent need for effective, efficient and rap

Author

Amita Shakya; Sonali Swain; Tripti Agarwal

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9783031049316

Subjects

Anthropology, Social_sciences