Chemicals in the water environment. Where do the real and future threats lie?

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-353

  Fawell, John ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Drinking water; Health; Pollution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGROCHEMICALS; ANIMALS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84872037635     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_12_04_02     Document Type: Article

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