Sources of Chemical Toxics and Their Precursors in Pharmaceutical Industry
Abstract
Pharmaceutical industry includes a lot of independent units specialized in synthesis of active substances, their processing as pharmaceutical forms, control of intermediate and final products, storage of all these as well of a lot of adjuvants. In this long chain almost all manipulated chemical substances are biologically active, some of it very active and toxic. Consequently, the fact that Drug Companies represents a potential risk of chemical pollution is a common place. The fact that there were created a lot of laws and methods for avoiding this, is also clear. The present paper wants, starting from some accidents, which happened in spite of all preventing measures, to put in evidence some particular circumstances increasing the risk.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADP013420
Entities
People
- C. Mircioiu
- D. Cosmescu
- V. Voicu