Assessing Exposure to Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Rural Agricultural Settings

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The NC Agromedicine Institute is a University of North Carolina Institute.

Member Universities:

•	East Carolina University
•	North Carolina State University
•	NC Agricultural & Technical State University

Project Name: Assessing Exposure to Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Rural Agricultural Settings

Principal Investigator: W. Gregory Cope, PhD, NC State University

Project Type: Research (USDA)

Project Description:
Objectives

Measure concentrations of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), pesticides, and animal-based hormones in samples of groundwater taken from areas adjacent to intensive agricultural operations in eastern North Carolina
Measure concentrations of human and veterinary PPCPs, pesticides, and animal-based hormones in samples of surface water taken from areas adjacent to intensive agricultural operations in eastern North Carolina
Characterize potential adverse human health effects from exposure to human and veterinary PPCPs, pesticides, and animal-based hormones in ground and surface waters by analyses of chemical-specific biomarkers of exposure, effect, or susceptibility
Assess the relative environmental and human health risks of human and veterinary PPCPs, pesticides, and animal-based hormones in drinking water sources for rural and agricultural communities.

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