Municipal Wastewater Concentrations of Pharmaceutical and Xeno- Estrogens: Wildlife and Human Health Implications
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Maxine Wright-Walters, MSc., and Conrad Volz, Dr.PH, MPH, (1) University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Pittsburgh PA., USA, (2) University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Center for Environmental Oncology, Co-Director Exposure Assessment, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, (3) Scientific Director, Center for Healthy Environments and Communities, Pittsburgh, USA.
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