Comprehensive analytical chemistry [ed. by D. Barceló] ; Vol. 62: Analysis removal effects and risk of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle : occurence and transformation in the environment Analysis removal effects and risk of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle provides an overview of the current analytical methods for trace determination of pharmaceuticals in environmental samples. The book also reviews the fate and occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the water cycle for their elimination in wastewater and drinking water treatment focusing on the newest developments in treatment technologies such as membrane bioreactors and advanced oxidation processes General introduction on pharmaceuticals Peter Eichhorn Pharmaceuticals in the environment : sources and their management Christian G. Daughton Prioritization : selection of environmentally occurring pharmaceuticals to be monitored Maja Kuzmanovic [and four others] Analysis of pharmaceuticals in drinking water groundwater surface water and wastewater Imma Ferrer and E. Michael Thurman Analysis of PhACs in solid environmental samples (soil sediment and sludge) Sandra Babić and Dragana Mutavdžić Pavlović Analysis of pharmaceutical compounds in biota Belinda Huerta Sara Rodríguez Mozaz and Damia Barcelo Application of bioassays biosensors for the analysis of pharmaceuticals in environmental samples Enrique Valera [and five others] Removal of pharmaceuticals by conventional wastewater treatment plants Paola Verlicchi Elena Zambello and Mustafa Al Aukidy Removal of pharmaceuticals by membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology Ruben Reif Francisco Omil and Juan M. Lema Removal of pharmaceuticals by ultrafiltration (UF) nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) Davor Dolar and Krešimir Košutić Removal of pharmaceuticals from environmentally relevant matrices by advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) Irene Michael Zacharias Frontistis and Despo Fatta Kassinos Removal of pharmaceutical compounds from wastewater and surface water by natural treatments Víctor Matamoros and Josep M. Bayona Removal of pharmaceuticals by bank filtration and artificial recharge and recovery Sung Kyu Maeng Carlos N.A. Salinas Rodriguez and Saroj K. Sharma Fate and occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment (surface water and sediment) Guang Guo Ying [and three others] Fate and occurrence of PhACs in the terrestrial environment María Jesús Galán Silvia Díaz Cruz and Damia Barcelo Methods for elucidation of transformation pathways : identification of intermediate products chiral and isotope ratio mass spectrometry analysis Bozo Zonja [and three others] Deciphering emerging toxicological effects of pharmaceuticals on aquatic organisms by using Daphnia magna and Danio rerio as model organisms Demetrio Raldua [and five others] The effect of PhACs on biological communities in rivers : field studies Lorenzo Proia and Victoria Osorio Antibiotic resistance in the aquatic environment Elisabet Marti and Jose Luis Balcázar Reporting and evaluating ecotoxicity data for environmental risk assessment : how can current practices be improved Marlene Ågerstrand Magnus Breitholtz and Christina Rudén Conclusions and future research needs Mira Petrovic Sandra Pérez and Damia Barcelo