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Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products (Ppcp) In Canadian Urban Waters: A Management Perspective

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Dangerous Pollutants (Xenobiotics) in Urban Water Cycle

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A management perspective on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in Canadian urban waters is presented. The issues of PPCPs occurrence, effects, and means of control have been studied intensively during the past 10 years, but the information available is not yet sufficient to develop risk assessment/management strategies at this time. The management strategies receiving most attention include PPCP emission controls by pharmaceutical return programs, education of medical professionals to reduce prescription rates, incentives for green drug manufacturing, improving treatment technologies for drinking water and wastewaters, and introducing risk assessment regulations. Further research is needed on both effects and risk mitigation by the above listed measures.

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  1. National Water Research Institute, 867 Lakeshore Road, L7R 4A6, Burlington, ON, Canada

    Dr. Jiri Marsalek

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  1. Brno University of Technology, Zizkova 17, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Petr Hlavinek

  2. University of Split, Matice hrvatske 15, 21000, Split, Croatia

    Ongjen Bonacci

  3. National Water Research Institute, 867 Lakeshore Road, L7R 4A6, Burlington, ON, Canada

    Jiri Marsalek

  4. Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 11, 813 68, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Ivana Mahrikova

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Marsalek, J. (2008). Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products (Ppcp) In Canadian Urban Waters: A Management Perspective. In: Hlavinek, P., Bonacci, O., Marsalek, J., Mahrikova, I. (eds) Dangerous Pollutants (Xenobiotics) in Urban Water Cycle. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6795-2_12

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