Reaction and transformation of antibacterial agents with aqueous chlorine under relevant water treatment conditions

Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and in Water Treatment Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 261-290

  Huang, Ching Hua ^a   Dodd, Michael C ^b   Shah, Amisha D ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

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EID: 74749103184     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420052336     Document Type: Chapter

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