Environmental remediation of antineoplastic drugs: present status, challenges, and future directions

• Main Authors: Tripathi, Abhilash Kumar, David, Aditi, Govil, Tanvi, Rauniyar, Shailabh, Rathinam, Navanietha Krishnaraj, Goh, Kian Mau, Sani, Rajesh Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93815/1/GohKianMau2020_EnvironmentalRemediationofAntineoplasticDrugs.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93815/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/PR8070747

The global burden of cancer is on the rise, and as a result, the number of therapeutics administered for chemotherapy is increasing. The occupational exposure, recalcitrant nature and ecotoxicological toxicity of these therapeutics, referred to as antineoplastic (ANP) drugs, have raised concerns abo...