ECOLOGICAL-HYGIENIC AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROBLEM OF HUMAN VITAL FUNCTIONS. DRUGS AS ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS
(Literary review)

Yu.V. Bardik, O.A. Bobilyova, L.I. Povyakel

It was discussed the ways of entrance and behavior of drugs, metabolites and products of its transformation in the environmental objects, its influence on different ecosystems and mechanism of biodegradation. It was shown that this complex biologically active substances affects immediately on the living organisms of different ecosystems, and water biota is the most sensitive one. These pollutants are dangerous of its unpredicted consequences for the environment and possible negative influence for human health. Proposals for decreasing of these pollutants entrance in the environment and minimizing of its negative influence on the ecosystems and human health were examined.

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