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Issues of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Aquatic Environments: A Review Study

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Kateřina Brožová, Kateřina Brožová, Jan Halfar, Kateřina Brožová, Karla Placová, Jan Halfar, Kateřina Brožová, Jan Halfar, Kateřina Brožová, Kateřina Brožová, Jan Halfar, Silvie Heviánková Jan Halfar, Silvie Heviánková Jan Halfar, Kateřina Brožová, Silvie Heviánková Kateřina Brožová, Kateřina Brožová, Karla Placová, Karla Placová, Kateřina Brožová, Jan Halfar, Jan Halfar, Silvie Heviánková Silvie Heviánková Jan Halfar, Jan Halfar, Jan Halfar, Silvie Heviánková Kateřina Brožová, Silvie Heviánková Silvie Heviánková Silvie Heviánková Silvie Heviánková

Summary

This paper is not primarily about microplastics. It reviews the occurrence and environmental fate of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs like ibuprofen and diclofenac) in aquatic environments, focusing on their incomplete removal by wastewater treatment plants and effects on aquatic organisms. While pharmaceutical pollutants and microplastics are both emerging contaminants in water, this study addresses drug contamination rather than microplastic pollution.

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Immune

Study Type Environmental

The quality of wastewater greatly affects the aquatic environment. Currently, a significant amount of emerging pollutants are entering wastewater in the form of pharmaceutical contaminants, industrial chemicals, pesticides, toxins, etc. However, conventional wastewater treatment processes at WWTPs are not effective enough for these emerging pollutants. Therefore, emerging pollutants represent a significant source of wastewater pollution and associated pollution of surface water and even drinking water. The main sources of pharmaceutical contaminants are analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, and of these, the most common in wastewater are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The aim is to provide a comprehensive review of the available information on NSAIDs in the aquatic environment, i.e., their occurrence, effects on the environment, formation of main metabolites, and methods of NSAID removal, with a focus on current trends and possible directions for future research.

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