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Showing 1 to 20 of 84 for “"Personal Care Products"”.
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Enzymatic treatment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in municipal wastewater
… do not effectively remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). As a result, PPCPs enter the environment via treated wastewater discharge. Enzymatic treatment, using the laccasemediator system, is a novel biochemical process that has been shown to effectively treat some PPCPs. …
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Business plan for opening a retail store focused on personal care products in Iceland
… in the Icelandic market for known cosmetic products. By lowering the price to consumers, the gains from increase in sold volume would weigh heavier than the reduced margin of each unit sold. The thesis sets up the possibility to take the idea further and apply it to the market with support …
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Quantum dot - molecularly imprinted polymer nanomaterials for the fluorescence sensing of selected pharmaceutical and personal care products
… (AC) which fall within the pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) subclass of emerging chemical pollutants (ECPs). Semiconductor quantum dots possess significant advantages such as high fluorescence intensity, long-term photostability, narrow emission and broad absorption as well as …
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in personal care products: knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions among pregnant women in South Africa
… communication measures of hazardous chemicals in products are effective and comprehended as intended by consumers. This will support informed product choices, thereby promoting consumer safety and well-being. However, the extent to which pregnant women are aware of harmful chemicals in their …
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Onsite Remediation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Domestic Wastewater using Alternative Systems Including Constructed Wetlands
Pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs) and other trace organic contaminants (TOrCs) encompass a diverse group of chemicals that are not currently monitored or regulated in US drinking water or wastewater. Researchers have found low levels of TOrCs in aquatic and terrestrial environments …
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High performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in environmental and biological matrices
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have emerged in recent years as a new class of chemical and biological pollutants in our environment. In the search for suitably sensitive and specific techniques for detection of these compounds at very low concentrations, liquid …
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Determination of Biodegradation Kinetics of Select Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in an Activated Sludge System through Respirometry
… sludge biomass degrading the pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) triclosan, caffeine, acetaminophen, estrone (E1), 17β estradiol (E2), and 17α ethinyl-estradiol (EE2). The activated sludge biomass used for respirometry testing was obtained from a local wastewater treatment plant …
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Millennials' Attitudes Towards Organic Personal Care Products in South Africa: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
The organic products market has grown worldwide in recent years. Increasing demand for products that are less harmful to the environment and health is one of the factors driving this phenomenon. Consumers are becoming more conscious than ever before about the environmental effects of the products …
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CYTO-GENOTOXIC EFFECTS OF SOME PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (PPCPS) ON THE FRESHWATER BIVALVE ZEBRA MUSSEL (DREISSENA POLYMORPHA)
Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are an emerging class of environmental pollutants that are extensively and increasingly being used in human and veterinary medicine. Due to their continuous production, consumption and often abuse, many studies have shown worldwide measurable …
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Developing and evaluating “paraben-free & me”: an educational toolkit that targets parabens exposure reduction from personal care products
Women use approximately 13 personal care products (PCPs) daily, exposing them to 114 harmful chemicals, such as parabens, every day. Found in cosmetics and hair products, parabens are linked to increased risks of breast cancer and endocrine disorders. Despite these risks, awareness and risk …
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Capillary electrophoresis of pteridines in urine and plants and quantification of pharmaceutical and personal care products in Missouri waste water
… second project investigated pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCP's) in Missouri waste water.</p> <p>As cancer continues to be one of the top three causes of human fatalities, early cancer screening research continues to gain momentum. One specific category of compounds known as …
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Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP) & Artificial Sweeteners (AS) in Surface Waters of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Western Shore
In the United States, nutrient, personal care products (PPCP) and artificial sweeteners (AS) pollution in lakes, rivers, and estuaries is a problem that has been recognized for decades and is of special concern for many in coastal Maryland. PPCP are used on a daily basis, and include prescription …
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Investigation of occurrence, elimination and degradation of pharmaceutical and personal care products in drinking water using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
<p>"Pharmaceutical and personal care products have benefited humans and animals around the world. However, their presence in natural and treated water system as emerging contaminates may have potentially adverse effects on the aquatic environment and cause development of bacterial resistance. In …
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An investigation of low-income consumer-buying behaviour in the personal-care industry in South Africa
… (HH) spending is prioritised for the purchase of personal care products, while 64.2% of their HH income is prioritised for food and housing expenses. Given the trivial proportion allocated to personal care products, this research has been guided by the problem statement that Low-Income consumers …
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Film Formation via Drying of Polymer Solutions
Drying of skin and personal care products, to create thin films, is a process employed to deliver product-specific functions to targeted areas. Uniform, defect-free films are essential, as defects and instabilities can adversely affect product performance. To optimise product functionality, …
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Biotic and Abiotic Remediation of Acetaminophen with Woodchip and Biochar-amended Woodchip Adsorbents
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products found in the environment pose a significant hazard to human and ecosystem health. While there has been significant work on the fate and remediation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in wastewater treatment, relatively little work has explored …
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Breast Cancer Fund: Power Mapping for Policy Change
… Diane Feinstein and Susan Collins introduced the Personal Care Products Safety Act. This is the first bill of its kind in the last 75 years designed to close the gaps on outdated federal law that allows the use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities and other illnesses …
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Biodegradation and Chemical Oxidation of Recalcitrant Organic Contaminants during Water Reuse
… and environmental systems. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are one example of trace contaminants that are usually found in treated municipal wastewater. Batch biodegradations studies were performed to measure the degradation of selected PPCPs in water-soil systems. The …
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