European hospitals as a source for platinum in the environment in comparison with other sources

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 155-165

  Kümmerer, Klaus ^a   Helmers, Eckard ^b   Hubner, Peter ^a   Mascart, Georges ^c   Milandri, Milena ^d   Reinthaler, Franz ^e   Zwakenberg, Mirriam ^f  

^a Inst Umweltmedizin K   (Germany)

^b Chemisches Inst Im Amt Umweltschutz   (Germany)

^c Lab Dept Clin Pathol R F   (Belgium)

^d MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antineoplastics; Catalytic converters; Emission; Europe; Hospital sewage; Platinum; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; CAR; DRUG DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL WASTE; PLATINUM; SEWAGE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0345129975     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00341-6     Document Type: Article

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