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Chapter 5. Assessing the Aquatic Hazards of Veterinary Medicines
Citation:
BROOKS, B. W., G. T. ANKLEY, J. F. HOBSON, J. M. LAZORCHAK, R. D. MEYERHOFF, AND K. R. SOLOMON. Chapter 5. Assessing the Aquatic Hazards of Veterinary Medicines. Chapter 5, Veterinary Medicines In The Environment. CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, FL, , 97-128, (2008).
Impact/Purpose:
This paper reviews what is known concerning the aquatic hazard of veterinary medicines, and recommends techniques for assessing their ecological risk.
Description:
In recent years, there has been increasing awareness of the widespread distribution of low concentrations of veterinary medicine products and other pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. While aquatic hazard for a select group of veterinary medicines has received previous study (e.g., aquaculture products and sheep dips), until very recently less information has been available in the published literature for other therapeutic groups. This paper reviews what is known concerning the aquatic hazard of veterinary medicines, and recommends techniques for assessing their ecological risk.