Occurrence of naproxen, ibuprofen, and diclofenac residues in wastewater and river water of KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Environmental Monitoring & Assessment

• Publication date

  2017-06-21

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10661-017-6069-1PMID 28639109
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