The Life-Cycle of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment. Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomedicine

Table of Contents

Prescribing practices of pharmaceuticals Disposal practices of pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical levels detected within natural waters Removal and degradation of pharmaceuticals in natural waters Environmental impact Conclusions/future policies

Authors

Barrie M Peake Associate Professor, Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.. Barrie M. Peake is an Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand. Rhiannon Braund Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.. Dr Rhiannon Braund is an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Alfred Tong Doctoral graduate, School of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.. Alfred Tong is a doctoral graduate from the School of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemistry, at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Louis Tremblay Ecotoxicologist, Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand and Senior lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.. Dr Louis Tremblay is an ecotoxicologist at the Cawthron Institute , Nelson, New Zealand and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.