Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment
Subtitle: Scientific and Regulatory Issues (Acs Symposium Series)
Contributors: Christian G. Daughton (Editor); Tammy L. Jones-Lepp (Editor)
Publisher: An American Chemical Society Publication
Published: August 6, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780841237391
Subjects: Chemical pollution; Drug addiction & substance abuse; Impact of science & technology on society; Pharmaceutical technology; Pharmacology; Technology; Environmental Science; Environmental Monitoring; Pharmaceutical Chemical Engineering; Toxicology; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - Analytic; Medical-Toxicology; Science / Environmental Science; Science-Chemistry - Analytic; Drugs; Toilet preparations; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Environmental aspects
First sentence: Summary: While the point-source emissions of pollutants from manufacturing waste streams have long been monitored and subject to controls, the environmental impact of the public's (i.e., the individual's) activities regarding the use of chemicals is more difficult to assess.