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- Title
Pharmaceuticals in hospital wastewaters: an analysis of the UBA's pharmaceutical database.
- Authors
Alzola-Andrés, Maitane; Domingo-Echaburu, Saioa; Segura, Yolanda; Valcárcel, Yolanda; Orive, Gorka; Lertxundi, Unax
- Abstract
The presence of pharmaceuticals in hospital wastewaters (HWW) has been a focus of interest for researchers in the last decades. Certain therapeutic classes, such as X-ray contrast media, broad-spectrum antimicrobials and cytotoxics among others, are mainly used in hospitals-health care facilities. This study is focused on available studies monitoring the presence of pharmaceuticals in HWW around the world. To that end, the last available version (v3. 2021) of the "Pharmaceuticals in the Environment" database published by the Federal German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) has been used. Almost half of all studies included (107) have been conducted in Europe. Pharmaceuticals have been monitored in HWW in 38 different countries across all five continents. The country with the greatest number of studies is Brazil (11), followed by Spain (8), China (7), and France (6). Our analysis revealed that 271 different pharmaceuticals have been detected at least once in HWW. The five drugs with more studies showing a positive detection are ciprofloxacin (38), sulfamethoxazole (36), diclofenac (34), ibuprofen (29), and trimethoprim (27). A total of 47 out of 271 drugs are considered in the NIOSH "Hazardous drug" list. However, monitoring data for some widely used drugs in hospital settings such as muscle relaxants, anesthetics, and antidotes is lacking. In conclusion, this study provides the first large-scale metadata analysis for the pharmaceuticals in HWW worldwide.
- Subjects
PHARMACY databases; RADIOGRAPHIC contrast media; INDUSTRIAL wastes; DRUGS; MUSCLE relaxants; DICLOFENAC
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 44, p99345
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-023-29214-0