Analysis, occurrence and fate of anthelmintics and their transformation products in the environment

There has been a great effort made in recent years to study the fate, the occurrence and the ecotoxicology of emerging pollutants in the environment, with a particular emphasis on pharmaceuticals. Anthelmintics comprise a large sector of the animal pharmaceutical industry.This article examines analytical methodologies for the analysis of anthelmintics and their transformation products (TPs) in the environment. It also gives a critical overview of the current knowledge on the fate and the ecotoxicology of anthelmintics and their TPs, if known.

► Review to study anthelmitics. ► Physicochemical properties, fate in the environment and ecotoxicity. ► Environmental levels of anthelmintics. ► Overview of analytical methodologies and sample preparation.