Trends in methamphetamine residues in wastewater in metropolitan and regional cities in south-east queensland, 2009-2015

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 151-152.e1

  Lai, Foon Yin ^a   O’Brien, Jake ^a   Thai, Phong K ^a,b   Hall, Wayne D ^a   Mueller, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; DRUG RESIDUE; WASTE WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CITY; HUMAN; POPULATION; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; QUEENSLAND; TIME FACTOR;

CITIES; DRUG RESIDUES; METHAMPHETAMINE; QUEENSLAND; TIME FACTORS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84960172210     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.01054     Document Type: Article

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