Nanopharmaceuticals (Au-NPs) after use: Experiences with a complex higher tier test design simulating environmental fate and effect

The current environmental hazard assessment is based on the testing of the pristine substance. However, it cannot be excluded that (nano)pharmaceuticals are excreted into sewage during the use phase followed by entry into wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Sorption to sewage sludge or release via...

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Main Authors: Kerstin Hund-Rinke, Cecilia Diaz, Anne Jurack, Judith Klein, Burkhard Knopf, Karsten Schlich, María Luisa Fernández-Cruz, David Hernández-Moreno, Nicolas Manier, Pascal Pandard, Susana I.L. Gomes, Bruno Guimarães, Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand, Mónica J.B. Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651321010617