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Balakrishna, K., Ramaswamy, B.R. Comments on the paper “Occurrence and environmental risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in urban wastewater in the southwest monsoon region of India” by Thalla and Vannarath. Environ Monit Assess 192, 610 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08574-x
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