Pharmaceuticals in the built and natural water environment of the United States

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1346-1365

  Deo, Randhir P ^a   Halden, Rolf U ^a,b,c  

^a GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Pharmaceuticals; Review; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; REVIEWS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; MUNICIPAL BIOSOLIDS; PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAMINATIONS; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; TREATED WASTEWATER; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER ENVIRONMENTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; DRUG; HEALTH RISK; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER NETWORK; SLUDGE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885334538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w5031346     Document Type: Review

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