A REVIEW OF OCCURRENCE, SOURCES AND FATE OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (PPCPs) IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

The environmental pollution, improvement of living standards are factors that
promote the use of pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Pharmaceuticals
and personal care products (PPCPs) are excreted from the human body and animals
in the environment through urine and faeces. It has been shown that continuous
exposure to low, subtoxic concentrations of certain PPCPs can cause unexpected
consequences and unintended effects on non-target species and induce undesirable
effects on humans and ecosystems. This paper provides information on the
occurrence of PPCPs and their ecological impacts