Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a new pollutant of widespread concern at home and abroad

and their presence in the water environment of the Arctic region has attracted great attention of governments and environmental organizations. The source

concentration

distribution

and fate of PPCPs in the Arctic water environments were reviewed in this paper. The river transportation from pan-Arctic regions

long-distance transportation by the atmosphere or the ocean

direct discharge of waste liquids

and residues from sewage treatment plants were found as the main pathways for PPCPs entering into the Arctic water environments. The antiepileptic drugs

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

antidepressants

stimulants

and plasticizers were typical PPCPs in the Arctic water environments

and they had "pseudo-persistence"

which were similar to the environmental behavior of PPCPs in the water environments of the non-Arctic regions. At present

researches on the pollution control technology of PPCPs in the Arctic region

the pollution level of PPCPs in the Arctic freshwater environment

the physical and chemical properties of PPCPs in the Arctic water environments and their environmental behaviors need to be improved.