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| Title |
Predicted environmental concentration and fate of the top 10 most dispensed Australian prescription pharmaceuticals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-018-1343-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Timothy T. X. Ong, Ewan W. Blanch, Oliver A. H. Jones |
| Abstract |
A basic environmental risk assessment was carried out for the top 10 dispensed pharmaceuticals in Melbourne, Australia, in contrast to the more commonly assessed measure of the most used drugs by physical mass. This allowed for the evaluation of compounds that had not previously been the subject of risk assessment. Estimations of the possible fate and behaviour of the target pharmaceuticals in sewage treatment plants were also made. The predicted removal rates of most drugs within standard sewage treatment were expected to be low, with the exception of the statins, which had high removal rates. Each pharmaceutical was predicted to be present in Melbourne wastewater at the nanogram per litre range or lower. All compounds were predicted to be of low toxicity risk, although it was not possible to model mixture effects. Atorvastatin and Irbesartan were also found to possess the potential to possibly bioaccumulate in the aquatic food chain but not to the extent that would require regulation or labelling. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 32 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 32 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 19% |
| Researcher | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 9 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5 | 16% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 9% |
| Engineering | 2 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 12 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 March 2018.
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#7,615,973
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#1,628
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#150,358
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#46
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So far Altmetric has tracked 9,883 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 3.7. This one has done well, scoring higher than 83% of its peers.
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