Pharmaceuticals and Additives in Personal Care Products as Environmental Pollutants

The report summarises the results of screening analyses of pharmaceuticals and additives in personal care products in presumed hotspots in Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. The compounds analysed were hu- man pharmaceuticals that are administered to alleviate and cure symptoms and illnesses. Also, the study included analyses of compounds added to personal care products to increase their hygienic properties or shelf live.

HUBER, S. et al. (2013): Pharmaceuticals and Additives in Personal Care Products as Environmental Pollutants. TemaNord PDF