| Title |
Risk assessment of selected pharmaceutical substances used for human treatment to the water environment in Lithuania / |
| Translation of Title |
Žmonėms gydyti vartojamų pasirinktų farmacinių medžiagų rizikos vandens aplinkai vertinimas Lietuvoje. |
| Authors |
Baranauskaitė-Fedorova, Inga |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
42 |
| Keywords [eng] |
substance flow analysis ; environmental risk assessment of pharmaceutical substances ; pharmaceutical substances management ; macrolide antibiotics ; diclofenac |
| Abstract [eng] |
EN Annotation This work is the first study in Lithuania that analyses the flows of diclofenac and macrolide antibiotics on a national level and provides balance models – from the import of substances into Lithuania to their release to the natural environment. The impact on the environment, including estradiol, and consumption trends in Lithuania in different periods are analyzed. The material flow analysis (MSA) method was applied, according to which a system was proposed for the management of concentrations of investigated pharmaceutical substances in wastewater with integrated recommendations for the prevention of pollution by pharmaceutical substances. The proposed investigation methodology can be used to estimate the residue concentrations of pharmaceutical substances in surface water bodies and assess the relevant environmental hazard. The methodology formulated in this work, and the proposed system for the management of these substances in the environment together with recommendations could be applied to countries with a similar socio-cultural situation, level of development, similar waste management and wastewater treatment systems. It is as well reasonable to add that the main defensive statement is valid – MSA method supports to reveal the main source of pollution with pharmaceutical substances and to identify the main object of pollution through which it spreads into the environment. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Kauno technologijos universitetas. |
| Type |
Summaries of doctoral thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2023 |
