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SUBMITTER: Dominguez-Garcia P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9147345 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dominguez-García Pol P Gibert Marta M Lacorte Sílvia S Gómez-Canela Cristian C
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20220517 10
This study reports the consumption data for 132 anticancer drugs in Catalonia (NE Spain) during the period of 2013-2017 and calculates the predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) in wastewater effluents and rivers. This long-term analysis can determine the evolution of drugs present in the environment according to prescriptions and serve as an adequate tool to determine their presence and impact. Data showed that out of 132 compounds prescribed, 77 reached wastewater effluents, which accou ...[more]