The impact on receiving waters of pharmaceutical residues and antibiotic resistant faecal bacteria found in urban waste water effluents

Pharmaceuticals intended for human use are frequently detected in the aquatic environment. This is predominantly from their excretion following ingestion and subsequent discharge in domestic sewage. Wastewater treatment provides an opportunity to control their release to surface waters however, thei...

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Main Author: Tuckwell, Rebecca
Published: Middlesex University 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.674780