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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Pharmaceutical Science

Background:

  • Pharmaceuticals are essential but pose environmental risks due to poor degradability.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding the environmental impact and fate of pharmaceuticals.
  • There is a need to integrate 'pharmaceuticals in the environment' into educational programs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop educational materials on pharmaceuticals in the environment.
  • To contribute to educational programs addressing environmental pharmaceutical risks.
  • To enhance understanding of the cause and consequence of pharmaceutical emissions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review to inform content development.
  • Creation of a series of worksheets and sample solutions.
  • Integration of materials into an existing curriculum.

Main Results:

  • Worksheets cover environmental effects, emissions, treatment, degradation, and risk assessment.
  • Students successfully engaged with the material, gaining an overview of pharmaceutical occurrence and fate.
  • The developed materials provide a logical structure for examining complex environmental issues.

Conclusions:

  • Educational tasks improved student understanding of environmental risks from pharmaceuticals.
  • The worksheets and solutions are available as an online resource.
  • The materials are suitable for lectures or self-study on pharmaceuticals in the environment.