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Fate and effects of Pharmaceuticals in Soil-Plants System

Objetivo

Large amounts of pharmaceutical compounds, from a wide spectrum of therapeutic classes, are used and prescribed in human and veterinary medicine worldwide. Following use, pharmaceuticals may be metabolised and will then be excreted in the urine and faeces. The resulting manure, slurry and sewage sludge will then typically be applied as a fertiliser to agricultural land. A wide range of pharmaceuticals (hormones, antibiotics and parasiticides) has been detected in manure, sewage sludge and soils throughout the year and some substances may also persist in the environment for months to years. A number of pharmaceuticals have been shown to be accumulated by plants and could result in negative effects.
Therefore this study will employ a systematic approach to investigate the mechanisms of uptake and toxicity of medicines in plants and the implications of these in terms of crop productivity and the safety of plant-derived foodstuffs to humans.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

Programa(s)

Tema(s)

Convocatoria de propuestas

FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF
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Régimen de financiación

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinador

UNIVERSITY OF YORK
Aportación de la UE
€ 200 371,80
Dirección
HESLINGTON
YO10 5DD YORK NORTH YORKSHIRE
Reino Unido
Región
Yorkshire and the Humber North Yorkshire York
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Coste total
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