Public health care management of water pollution with pharmaceuticals: Environmental classification and analysis of pharmaceutical residues in sewage water

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-297

  Wennmalm, Åke ^a,c   Gunnarsson, Bo ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Classification; Environment; Pharmaceuticals; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRINKING WATER; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SURFACE WATER; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECOTOXICITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SWEDEN; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 23844466898     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286150503900307     Document Type: Article

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