Presence, fate and risks of pharmaceuticals in the environment

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Presence, fate and risks of pharmaceuticals in the environment. / Kümmerer, Klaus.
Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry. ed. / Louise Summerton; Helen F. Sneddon; Leonie C. Jones; James H. Clark. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016. p. 63-72 (RSC Green Chemistry; Vol. 2016-January, No. 46).

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Harvard

Kümmerer, K 2016, Presence, fate and risks of pharmaceuticals in the environment. in L Summerton, HF Sneddon, LC Jones & JH Clark (eds), Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry. RSC Green Chemistry, no. 46, vol. 2016-January, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, pp. 63-72 . https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782625940-00063

APA

Kümmerer, K. (2016). Presence, fate and risks of pharmaceuticals in the environment. In L. Summerton, H. F. Sneddon, L. C. Jones, & J. H. Clark (Eds.), Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry (pp. 63-72 ). (RSC Green Chemistry; Vol. 2016-January, No. 46). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782625940-00063

Vancouver

Kümmerer K. Presence, fate and risks of pharmaceuticals in the environment. In Summerton L, Sneddon HF, Jones LC, Clark JH, editors, Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. 2016. p. 63-72 . (RSC Green Chemistry; 46). doi: 10.1039/9781782625940-00063

Bibtex

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