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Pharmaceutical contamination refers to the presence of medicinal compounds—such as antibiotics, hormones, and analgesics—in soil and water environments where plants grow. These compounds can be taken up by plant roots, accumulating in tissues and potentially disrupting normal growth, metabolism, and gene expression. Understanding how plants respond to and process pharmaceutical pollutants is critical for assessing food safety risks and developing phytoremediation strategies to clean contaminated ecosystems.

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