Hazard assessment for a pharmaceutical mixture detected in the upper Tennessee River using Daphnia magna

Widespread use of pharmaceuticals has resulted in mixture concentrations ranging from mg/L in effluent to µg/L concentrations in surface water. In a 2008 study, 13 pharmaceuticals, ranging in amounts from 0.0028 to 0.1757 µg/l, were identified in the Tennessee River, USA and its tributaries. In orde...

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Main Authors: D. Wolfe, M. Schorr, M. Hanson, C.H. Nelson, S.M. Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GJESM Publisher 2015-01-01
Series:Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
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Online Access:http://www.gjesm.net/pdf_9498_affae0011515618c743407e3d77b0b52.html