The potential environmental risks of pharmaceuticals in Vietnamese aquatic systems: Case study of antibiotics and synthetic hormones

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 8132-8140

  Thanh Thuy, Hoang Thi ^a   Nguyen, Tuan Dinh ^a  

^a Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Aquatic systems; Endocrine disruptors; Pharmaceuticals; Resistant bacteria; Synthetic hormones

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ANTIBIOTICS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DATA ACQUISITION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HORMONE; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; VIET NAM; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIETNAM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

VIET NAM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84885941219     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2060-8     Document Type: Review

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