Pharmaceutical pollution from health care: a systems-based strategy for mitigating risks to public and environmental health.

Thornber K, Bentham M, Pfleger S, Kirchhelle C, Adshead F, Owen S, Holmes H, Brown AR, Farmer C, Eii MN, Niemi L, Wöhler L, Wilson ECF, Wade MJ, Tyler-Batt W, Taylor M, Sowman G, Southall P, Smith R, Routledge C, Redshaw J, Pitchforth E, Pegg M, Moore K, Kirkham G, Kasprzyk-Hordern B, Helwig K, Gibb S, Fleming LE, Comber S, Collins R, Brown H, Brophy S, Brazier RE, Blitzer H, Barnett J, Arendt R, Alejandre JC, Tyler CR

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DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101404
Published: 2026 Jan
Container: The Lancet. Planetary health
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101404,
  title = {Pharmaceutical pollution from health care: a systems-based strategy for mitigating risks to public and environmental health.},
  author = {Thornber K and Bentham M and Pfleger S and Kirchhelle C and Adshead F and Owen S and Holmes H and Brown AR and Farmer C and Eii MN and Niemi L and Wöhler L and Wilson ECF and Wade MJ and Tyler-Batt W and Taylor M and Sowman G and Southall P and Smith R and Routledge C and Redshaw J and Pitchforth E and Pegg M and Moore K and Kirkham G and Kasprzyk-Hordern B and Helwig K and Gibb S and Fleming LE and Comber S and Collins R and Brown H and Brophy S and Brazier RE and Blitzer H and Barnett J and Arendt R and Alejandre JC and Tyler CR},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet. Planetary health},
  doi = {10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101404},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101404}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Pharmaceutical pollution from health care: a systems-based strategy for mitigating risks to public and environmental health.
AU  - Thornber K
AU  - Bentham M
AU  - Pfleger S
AU  - Kirchhelle C
AU  - Adshead F
AU  - Owen S
AU  - Holmes H
AU  - Brown AR
AU  - Farmer C
AU  - Eii MN
AU  - Niemi L
AU  - Wöhler L
AU  - Wilson ECF
AU  - Wade MJ
AU  - Tyler-Batt W
AU  - Taylor M
AU  - Sowman G
AU  - Southall P
AU  - Smith R
AU  - Routledge C
AU  - Redshaw J
AU  - Pitchforth E
AU  - Pegg M
AU  - Moore K
AU  - Kirkham G
AU  - Kasprzyk-Hordern B
AU  - Helwig K
AU  - Gibb S
AU  - Fleming LE
AU  - Comber S
AU  - Collins R
AU  - Brown H
AU  - Brophy S
AU  - Brazier RE
AU  - Blitzer H
AU  - Barnett J
AU  - Arendt R
AU  - Alejandre JC
AU  - Tyler CR
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet. Planetary health
DO  - 10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101404
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K, T., M, B., S, P., C, K., F, A., S, O., H, H., AR, B., C, F., MN, E., L, N., L, W., ECF, W., MJ, W., W, T., M, T., G, S., P, S., R, S., C, R., J, R., E, P., M, P., K, M., G, K., B, K., K, H., S, G., LE, F., S, C., R, C., H, B., S, B., RE, B., H, B., J, B., R, A., JC, A., & CR, T. (2026). Pharmaceutical pollution from health care: a systems-based strategy for mitigating risks to public and environmental health.. The Lancet. Planetary health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101404

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