Improved Monitoring of Aqueous Samples by the Concentration of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients using Ionic-Liquid-based Systems.

ABSTRACT: Fluoroquinolones (FQs) and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are two classes of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), widespreadly used in human healthcare and as veterinary drugs, and that have been found throughout the water cycle in the past years. These two classes of APIs are commonly present in aqueous streams in concentrations ranging from ng.L^-1 to µg.L^-1. Despite such low concentrations, these contaminants tend to bioaccumulate, leading to serious environmental and health issues after chronic exposure. The low concentrations of FQs and NSAIDs in aqueous media also render their difficult identification and quantification, wich may result in an unefficient evaluation of their environmental impact and persistence. Therefore, the developme

SUBMITTER: Almeida HFD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157720 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature