| Title | Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems: Spatial Variation, Organism Effects, and Consumer Perspectives |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2020 |
| Authors | Ehrhart, Amy Lynne |
| Academic Department | Earth, Environment and Society |
| Degree | Ph. D. |
| Pagination | 182 p. |
| University | Portland State University |
| City | Portland, Or. |
| Type of Work | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Alkylphenols, aquaculture, Coos Bay, Grays Harbor, Netarts Bay, North Bend, waste disposal, water pollution, water quality, Westport (Wash.), Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery |
| Notes | This eye-opening doctoral dissertation is concerned with environmental contamination from pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP), and possible reduction of pollution from these products. The author examined wastewater treatment plant outfalls for these contaminants. She checked Pacific oysters for PPCP at Pacific Northwest hatcheries. She concentrated wastewater from two treatment plants and undertook a laboratory experiment to learn the effects that contaminated wastewater has on oysters. “Lastly, I explored a potential opportunity for reducing pharmaceutical pollution with improved drug disposal practices through use and establishment of drug take-back boxes in pharmacies. I conducted surveys with pharmacy customers, interviews with pharmacists, and a focus group with other pharmacy professionals regarding drug disposal behaviors, recommendations, and obstacles+” (from the Abstract). Portland State University Dissertations and Theses. Paper 5661. |
| URL | https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/5661/ |
| DOI | 10.15760/etd.7533 |
