Pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment: Steroids and anti-steroids as high priorities for research

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1318-1338

  Runnalls, Tamsin J ^a   Margiotta Casaluci, Luigi ^a   Kugathas, Subramaniam ^a   Sumpter, John P ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Effects; Environmental risk; Pharmaceuticals; Prioritization; Steroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650285954     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2010.526503     Document Type: Article

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