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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Health care issues, costs and access
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Global economic studies
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Health care issues, costs, and access.
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Global economic studies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA IN FOCUS ; NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA IN FOCUS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; HUMAN PHARMACEUTICALS OF POTENTIAL CONCERN TO THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENT ; ABSTRACT ; 1. PHARMACEUTICALS IN NEW ZEALAND ; 1.1. Emerging Contaminants ; 1.2. Why are they of Concern ; 1.3. Medications in New Zealand; 2. HOW DO PHARMACEUTICALS END UP IN THE ENVIRONMENT? ; 2.1. Pathways That Contribute to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment ; 2.2. Typical Concentrations of Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment ; 2.3. Degradation of Pharmaceuticals during Treatment of Waste Water. |
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2.3.1. Types of Waste Water Treatment Preliminary Treatment ; Primary Treatment ; Secondary Treatment ; Activated Sludge System; Trickling or Biological Filters ; Tertiary Treatment ; Disinfection of Wastewater Effluent ; Other Sewage Treatment Methods ; 2.3.2. Effluent and Sludge Disposal in the Environment ; 2.3.3. Degradation of Pharmaceuticals During Waste Water Treatment ; 2.3.4. Implications for Environmental Levels of Pharmaceuticals in New Zealand ; 2.3.5. Current Legislation to Control Effluent Quality Arising from Waste Water Treatment in New Zealand. |
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3. REAL OR POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF PHARMACEUTICALS ON THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENT 3.1. Real or Potential Effects of Pharmaceuticals on the New Zealand Environment ; 4. WAYS TO LIMIT THE RELEASE OF HUMAN PHARMACEUTICALS INTO THE NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENT ; 4.1. Changes in Prescription Practices ; 4.2. Changes in the Ways Used to Dispose of Unused Medications by the Users and Dispensaries ; 4.3. Improved Levels of Waste Water Treatment for Human Effluent ; 4.4. New Zealand Legislation Limiting the Levels of Pharmaceuticals in Effluent Discharges and Receiving Environments. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES A MULTI-SECTOR GOVERNANCE MODEL ; Role of the Public Sector ; Role of the Private Sector ; Roles of Civil Society Organisations ; GOVERNANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN AUSTRALIA ; International Co-operation ; National and State Institutions, Mechanisms and Initiatives ; Institutions ; Mechanisms ; Regulatory Approaches ; Non-Regulatory Approaches ; Other Strategies, Task Forces, Initiatives and Partnership Programs ; Initiatives by the Private Sector ; Initiatives by Civil Society Organisations ; Assessment ; FACTORS AFFECTING THE MULTI-SECTOR GOVERNANCE MODEL. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
New Zealand -- Environmental conditions.
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New Zealand. |
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Environmental conditions. |
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New Zealand Region. |
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New Zealand -- Environmental conditions -- Economic aspects.
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Environmental health -- New Zealand.
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Environmental health. |
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Australia -- Environmental conditions.
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Australia. |
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Australia -- Environmental conditions -- Economic aspects.
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Environmental health -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Barker, Jason R.
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Walters, Rebecca.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: New Zealand and Australia in focus Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012. 9781620812082 (hbk.) (DLC) 2012006513 |
| ISBN |
9781620812341 ebook |
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1620812347 |
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9781620812082 hardback |
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1620812088 |
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