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http://repository.afs.edu.gr/handle/6000/540| Title: | Water pollution by personal care products |
| Authors: | Tsiouli, Sofia Fytianos, Georgios |
| Editors: | Darbre, Philippa D. |
| Subjects LC: | Water pollution Sewage disposal plants Cosmetics |
| Keywords: | Cosmetic contamination PCPs pollution Water pollution |
| Issue Date: | 4-Aug-2023 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier / Academic Press |
| Abstract: | Worldwide, humans consume personal care products daily and oftentimes, after their use, many chemicals and ingredients are washed away, passing through the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and ending up in oceans, rivers, groundwater, and also in drinking water. This chapter focuses on the occurrences of various types of personal care products in water bodies (i.e., wastewater, surface water, and groundwater) and provides recommendations for sustainable cosmetic production and disposal. |
| Description: | This is Chapter 6 (pp. 115-137) of the book "Personal Care Products and Human Health" (2023). |
| Length: | 22 pages |
| Type: | Book chapter |
| Relation (Part Of): | Personal Care Products and Human Health book |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| URI: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323996846000021 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99684-6.00002-1 https://doi.org/10.1016/C2021-0-01848-4 http://repository.afs.edu.gr/handle/6000/540 |
| ISBN: | 9780323996846 |
| Citation: | Tsiouli, S & Fytianos, G 2023, 'Water pollution by personal care products', in PD Darbre (ed.), Personal Care Products and Human Health, Elsevier/Academic Press, pp. 115-137. |
| Restrictions: | All rights reserved Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International |
| Language: | en |
| Appears in Collections: | Other Publications |
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