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Title Health care and environmental contamination / edited by Alistair B.A. Boxall, Rai S. Kookana
Published Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, 2018
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Description 1 online resource
Series Environmental contaminants ; volume 11
Environmental contaminants ; v. 11
Contents 1. Environmental Contaminants and Health Care: An Introduction / Rai S. Kookana -- 2. Environmental Contamination From Health-Care Facilities / Tiago S. Oliveira -- Introduction -- PPCPs in Health Care Facilities Effluents -- PPCPs in WWTPs -- Municipal WWTPs -- Hospital Effluent -- Other Treatment Options -- PPCPs Emission and Ecological Risks -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Fate and Behavior of Environmental Contaminants Arising From Health-Care Provision / Rai S. Kookana -- Introduction -- Environmental Fate Processes -- Physicochemical Properties of Healthcare Contaminants -- Receiving Environments -- Aquatic Environment -- Fate Processes Impacting Wastewater Treatment -- Fate in the Aquatic Ecosystem -- Terrestrial Environment -- Fate in the Terrestrial Ecosystem -- Wastewater and Biosolids Application on Land -- Atmosphere -- Disposal of Poorly Treated Healthcare Waste -- Conclusions -- References -- 4. Ecotoxicological Perspectives on Health Care and the Environment / W. Baylor Steele -- Health care and the Environment: Pharmaceuticals are Indicators of Urbanization -- Historical Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicology Tools: Inadequate for Pharmaceuticals? -- Ecotoxicology During Retrospective Studies of Water Quality -- Bioaccumulation During Prospective Studies of Chemicals -- Ecotoxicity during Prospective Studies of Chemicals -- Emerging Ecotoxicology Approaches for Studying Health-care Impacts -- Biological Read-Across, Fish Plasma Modeling and Behavioral Ecotoxicology -- Ecotoxicology and Bioaccumulation Approaches to Study Medicines in the Environment -- Ecotoxicology Outlook for Medicines: Opportunities to Advance Sustainability Science? -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further Reading -- 5. Terrestrial Ecotoxicity / Chad A. Kinney -- Introduction of Health-Care Products into Terrestrial Environments -- Regulatory and Technical Aspects of Health-Care Products in the Terrestrial Environment -- Soil Invertebrate (Earthworm) Toxicity -- Plant Toxicity -- Outlook and Future Research Needs -- References -- 6. Environmental Contaminants of Health-Care Origin: Exposure and Potential Effects in Wildlife / Barnett A. Rattner -- Introduction -- Sources of Health-care Contaminants and Exposure Pathways for Wildlife -- Aquatic Environment -- Terrestrial Environment -- Current Knowledge of Exposure, Hazard and Risks of Contaminants of Health-care Origin -- Mammals -- Birds -- Reptiles and Amphibians -- Approaches for Characterizing Exposure, Hazard and Risk Posed by Contaminants From Health care to Wildlife -- Exposure Assessment -- Hazard Assessment: Empirical Data and the Use of Read-Across From Preclinical and Clinical Drug Trials -- Risk -- Future Priorities -- Exposure Assessment -- Hazard Assessments -- Exposure and Risk of APIs to Wildlife in Developing Countries -- Novel Ideas and Thinking Outside of the Box -- Do Wildlife Act as Vectors for the Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance? -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7. Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and Human Health / Alistair B.A. Boxall -- Introduction -- Routes of Human Exposure to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment -- Toxicological Risks of Pharmaceutical Residues in the Environment -- Potential Indirect Effects of Pharmaceutical Residues on Human Health and Well-being -- Research Needs -- References -- Further Reading -- 8. Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance: Closing the Loop Between Hospitals and the Environment / Amy Pruden -- What are Antibiotics? -- What is Antibiotic Resistance? -- How to Combat Antibiotic Resistance -- Antibiotic Resistance Genes as Environmental "Contaminants" -- Opportunities to Mitigate the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance via the Water Cycle -- "Hot-Spot" Treatment at Hospitals -- Wastewater Treatment Plants and Recycled Water -- Agricultural Practices -- Aquaculture -- Antibiotic Manufacturing -- Closing Thoughts -- References -- Further Reading -- 9. Antimicrobial Use and Ecotoxicological Risks from Pandemics and Epidemics / Andrew C. Singer -- Introduction -- Case Study: Influenza Pandemic 2009 -- Secondary Bacterial Infections -- Environmental Relevance of Medical Response -- Preparing for the Next Pandemic -- Special Cases of Mosquito Transmission -- Known and Unknown Unknowns -- Pandemics of Chronic Diseases -- Conclusion -- References -- 10. Management of Waste from the Health-Care Sector / Amy Wolff -- Need for Healthcare Waste Management -- Defining "Healthcare" Waste -- UK Definition of Healthcare Waste -- Healthcare Waste Management in Economically Less Developed Countries -- Basics of Healthcare Waste Management -- Options for Healthcare Waste Treatment and Disposal -- Landfill -- Destruction Processes -- Low Temperature Sterilization Processes -- Legislative Framework of the Healthcare Waste Sector in the United Kingdom -- Global Dimension -- How European Legislation Works in the United Kingdom and Implications for Brexit -- UK Regulatory Authorities -- Applying the Waste Hierarchy in the Healthcare Sector -- Circular Economy Approach -- "Duty of Care" Principle -- Classifying a Waste Using the European Waste Catalogue -- Color Coding of Waste Containers -- Research and Laboratory Wastes -- Environmental Permitting and Waste Management Licensing -- Conclusions -- Legislation Shaping and Creating a Healthier Healthcare Waste Sector -- References -- Further Reading -- 11. Stewardship Approaches to Reducing Health-Care Contaminants / Karin P.M. Helwig -- Introduction -- Environmental Stewardship -- Medicinal Product Chain -- Legislative Context of Healthcare Contaminants -- Current Legislation -- Stewardship at Regulatory Level -- Stewardship Approaches along the Medicinal Product Chain -- Product Design and Production -- Manufacturing -- Healthcare Sector -- Wasted Pharmaceuticals -- Source Segregation of Urine -- Wastewater Treatment -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 12. Management of Environmental Contaminants From Health Care: Sustainable Pharmacy / Klaus Kummerer -- Introduction -- Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy -- End of the Pipe's End -- New Business Models -- Stakeholders -- Benign by Design -- References -- Further Reading -- 13. Policy, Regulations, and Risk Assessment / David Taylor -- Introduction -- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing -- Pharmaceutical Use -- Regulatory Frameworks -- Regulatory ERA and EA Approaches -- Risk Management -- Environmental Legislation -- Relationship Between Medicines and Environmental Legislation -- Unused and Life Expired Medicines -- References -- Further Reading
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 19, 2018)
Subject Medical wastes -- Environmental aspects
Drugs -- Environmental aspects
Hospitals -- Waste disposal.
Health facilities -- Waste disposal.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Health facilities -- Waste disposal
Hospitals -- Waste disposal
Medical wastes -- Environmental aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Boxall, Alistair B. A., editor
Kookana, Rai S., editor
ISBN 9780444640093
0444640096