Antibiotics in Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

Encyclopedia of Ecology, Five-Volume Set

Volumn 1-5, Issue , 2008, Pages 210-217

  Brooks, B W ^a   Maul, J D ^b   Belden, J B ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Confined animal feeding operations; Ecological risk assessment; Effluent dominated ecosystems; Human pharmaceuticals; Urban ecosystems; Veterinary medicines

Indexed keywords

EID: 85069576445     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045405-4.00370-0     Document Type: Chapter

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