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SUBMITTER: Tkalec Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8897666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tkalec Žiga Ž Negreira Noelia N López de Alda Miren M Barceló Damiá D Kosjek Tina T
Data in brief 20220223
Imatinib is a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia. It enters the environment by excretion from the body through urine and feces and is transferred with wastewater to a wastewater treatment plant. There, it can be degraded by activated sludge, forming a number of biotransformation products. Presence of imatinib and its potential transformation products in the environment can impose a high risk to aquatic organisms and human health, therefore it is important ...[more]