Presence of therapeutic drugs in the environment

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9217, 2000, Pages 1789-1790

  Zuccato, Ettore ^a   Calamari, Davide ^b   Natangelo, Marco ^a   Fanelli, Roberto ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ATENOLOL; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRINKING WATER; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUROSEMIDE; LINCOMYCIN; NAPROXEN; RANITIDINE; RIVER WATER; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SALBUTAMOL; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ARTICLE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0034690742     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02270-4     Document Type: Article

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