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Drugs in the environment: emission of drugs, diagnostic aids and disinfectants into wastewater by hospitals in relation to other sources – a review

Chemosphere · 2001 · Vol. 45(6-7) · pp. 957–969

Klaus Kümmerer✉(University Medical Center Freiburg)

Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Water Treatment and Disinfection Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEffluentWastewaterSewageSurface waterSewage treatmentAntibioticsEnvironmental scienceWaste managementAquatic environmentAeration

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AnestheticsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsContrast MediaDisinfectantsPharmaceutical PreparationsHospitalsHumansMedical WasteSewageWaste Disposal, FluidWater SupplyMedical Waste DisposalWater PurificationRisk Assessment

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