Environmental risk assessment of six human pharmaceuticals: Are the current environmental risk assessment procedures sufficient for the protection of the aquatic environment?

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

• Publication date

  2004-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1897/03-246PMID 15180389
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