PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kiranmayi P. Mangalgiri
AU  - Ke He
AU  - Lee Blaney
TI  - Emerging Contaminants: A Potential Human Health Concern for Sensitive Populations
AID  - 10.5731/pdajpst.2015.01034
DP  - 2015 Mar 01
TA  - PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
PG  - 215--218
VI  - 69
IP  - 2
4099  - http://journal.pda.org/content/69/2/215.short
4100  - http://journal.pda.org/content/69/2/215.full
SO  - PDA J Pharm Sci Technol2015 Mar 01; 69
AB  - Pharmaceuticals and other xenobiotic molecules are being increasingly detected in drinking water, food crops, and breast milk. This issue represents a novel toxicological concern, especially for sensitive populations like pregnant women and breastfeeding infants. This commentary calls for more interdisciplinary research efforts focused on elucidating the transfer of contaminants of emerging concern from mother to child, as well as the relevant toxicological impacts on the child. The need for more tangible efforts to reduce pharmaceutical loads in environmental systems is also highlighted.