Institute of Environmental Studies and Natural Resources. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The recent publication in the journal Science of the Total Environment by researchers from the Environmental Chemical Analysis division (AQMA): "Occurrence and environmental impact of pharmaceutical residues from conventional and natural wastewater treatment plants in Gran Canaria (Spain)", which focuses on the detection of pharmacological residues and the level of their concentrations in wastewater. The study was carried out in two wastewater treatment plants in Gran Canaria.
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Link to the publication in the Science of The Total Environment:
"Occurrence and environmental impact of pharmaceutical residues from conventional and natural wastewater treatment plants in Gran Canaria (Spain)", Science of The Total Environment, Volumes 599–600, 1 December 2017
Links to news in digital media (in Spanish):
Web de la ULPGC, "Científicos de la ULPGC estudian el impacto ambiental de los residuos farmacéuticos en las plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales"
El Confidencial, "El ibuprofeno provoca dolores de cabeza al medio ambiente".
La Provincia, "El alto consumo de ibuprofeno afecta a la salud y a los ecosistemas marinos".
Redacción médica, "El abuso del ibuprofeno no solo daña la salud, también el medio ambiente"
Consalud.es, "El riesgo del consumo excesivo de ibuprofeno... más allá de la salud"