Illicit Drugs and the Environment

Illicit Drugs in the Environment: Occurrence, Analysis, and Fate Using Mass Spectrometry

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-27

  Daughton, Christian G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Illicit and licit drug differences as environmental contaminants; Illicit drugs and environment study of pharmaceuticals in the environment (PiE); Illicit substances on government lists health risks, abuse addiction, therapeutic value and precursors for illicit manufacturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883450927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118000816.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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