Emissions from Medical Care Units

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Emissions from Medical Care Units. / Kümmerer, Klaus.
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks. Hrsg. / Klaus Kümmerer. 2. Aufl. Berlin: Springer, 2004. S. 27-44.

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in SammelwerkenForschungbegutachtet

Harvard

Kümmerer, K 2004, Emissions from Medical Care Units. in K Kümmerer (Hrsg.), Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks. 2 Aufl., Springer, Berlin, S. 27-44. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09259-0_3

APA

Kümmerer, K. (2004). Emissions from Medical Care Units. In K. Kümmerer (Hrsg.), Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks (2 Aufl., S. 27-44). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09259-0_3

Vancouver

Kümmerer K. Emissions from Medical Care Units. in Kümmerer K, Hrsg., Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks. 2 Aufl. Berlin: Springer. 2004. S. 27-44 doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-09259-0_3

Bibtex

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