Introduction.- Background to the emergence of ecophamacovigilance.- Pharmaceuticals reaching the environment: concepts, evidence and concerns.- Ocurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment.- Detection of pharmaceuticals in the environment.- Ecotoxicological studies of pharmaceuticals in the environment.- Legislation to control the discharge of pharmaceuticals in the environment.- Advanced Oxidation Processes I: Ozonation and Fenton processes applied to the removal of pharmaecuticals.- Advanced Oxidation Processes II: removal of pharmaecuticals by photocatalysis.- Role of membrane on emerging contaminants removal.- Bacterial treatment to remove pharmaceuticals.- Biological methods for the detection, quantification and decontamination of environmental compartments.- Application of nanomaterials for treatment of waste water containing pharmaceuticals.- In silico mutagenesis, docking and molecular dynamics: their role in biosensor design for environmental analysis and monitoring.- Impact of pharmaceutical waste on biodiversity.- Control of environmental pollution caused by pharmaceuticals.
