The increased usage of pharmaceuticals, its introduction to and accumulation in the environment are growing environmental and health concerns and have been a topic of interests for several years now. Active Pharmaceut...The increased usage of pharmaceuticals, its introduction to and accumulation in the environment are growing environmental and health concerns and have been a topic of interests for several years now. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) were developed and used because of their biological activity. It is this very nature of medicines that they may also have an untoward effect on animals and microorganisms and to the environment and an indirect effect on public health.展开更多
文摘The increased usage of pharmaceuticals, its introduction to and accumulation in the environment are growing environmental and health concerns and have been a topic of interests for several years now. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) were developed and used because of their biological activity. It is this very nature of medicines that they may also have an untoward effect on animals and microorganisms and to the environment and an indirect effect on public health.