Water contamination by drugs residues, with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrate

The objective of this paper was to review data on residues of medical products in aquatic environments and at wastewater treatment plants. Secondarily the paper presents a discussion about the need for a good management of drugs residues and effluents generated by this sector. Bringing the evidences...

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Main Authors: Sueli Ivone Borrely, Suzete Maria L. Caminada, Alexandre Nunes Ponezi, Dymes Rafael dos Santos, Vanessa H. Ogihara Silva
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Published: Centro Universitário São Camilo 2012-10-01
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Online Access:https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/463
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Dymes Rafael dos Santos
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description The objective of this paper was to review data on residues of medical products in aquatic environments and at wastewater treatment plants. Secondarily the paper presents a discussion about the need for a good management of drugs residues and effluents generated by this sector. Bringing the evidences of environmental possible damages reported by ecotoxicity data on the effects of fluoxetine to Vibrio fischeri and H. azteca, aquatic organisms daily exposed to environmental contaminants. From the results we observed that 0.3 mg.l-1 of fluoxetine hidrochloride induced lethality to H. azteca and 30 mg.l- 1 reduced the luminescence of Vibrio fischeri. This assay evidenced higher toxicity when we used the “generic” product.
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spelling doaj-art-571cb78e7f3046bc97c69640e84facac2025-08-20T02:55:46ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902012-10-01364556563396Water contamination by drugs residues, with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrateSueli Ivone Borrely0Suzete Maria L. Caminada1Alexandre Nunes Ponezi2Dymes Rafael dos Santos3Vanessa H. Ogihara Silva4Doutora pelo Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares. Tecnologista da Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN). São Paulo- -SP, Brasil.Mestre pela UNICAMP – Departamento Saneamento Ambiental. Professora da Sociedade Educação e Cultura Ltda. Jaguariúna-SP, Brasil.Doutor pela UNICAMP – Departamento Saneamento Ambiental. Pesquisador da Divisão de Microbiologia do Centro Pluridisciplinar de Pesquisas Químicas, Biológicas e Agrícolas (CPQBA) da UNICAMP. Campinas-SP, Brasil.Mestre pelo Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares. Santos-SP, BrasilEngenheira Ambiental formada pela Universidade Estadual “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Mestranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologia Nuclear do Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares. São Paulo-SP, Brasil.The objective of this paper was to review data on residues of medical products in aquatic environments and at wastewater treatment plants. Secondarily the paper presents a discussion about the need for a good management of drugs residues and effluents generated by this sector. Bringing the evidences of environmental possible damages reported by ecotoxicity data on the effects of fluoxetine to Vibrio fischeri and H. azteca, aquatic organisms daily exposed to environmental contaminants. From the results we observed that 0.3 mg.l-1 of fluoxetine hidrochloride induced lethality to H. azteca and 30 mg.l- 1 reduced the luminescence of Vibrio fischeri. This assay evidenced higher toxicity when we used the “generic” product.https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/463water. fluoxetine. pharmaceutical preparations.
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Suzete Maria L. Caminada
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Dymes Rafael dos Santos
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Water contamination by drugs residues, with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrate
O Mundo da Saúde
water. fluoxetine. pharmaceutical preparations.
title Water contamination by drugs residues, with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrate
title_full Water contamination by drugs residues, with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrate
title_fullStr Water contamination by drugs residues, with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrate
title_full_unstemmed Water contamination by drugs residues, with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrate
title_short Water contamination by drugs residues, with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrate
title_sort water contamination by drugs residues with an emphasis in fluoxetine chloridrate
topic water. fluoxetine. pharmaceutical preparations.
url https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/463
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