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Veterinary Antibiotics in Dust: Sources, Environmental Concentrations, and Possible Health Hazards

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  1. University of Veterinary Medicine Foundation Institute for Food Toxicology, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover, Germany

    G. Hamscher

  2. University of Veterinary Medicine Foundation Insitute for Animal Hygiene Animal Welfare and Behaviour of Farm Animals, Bünteweg 17p, 30559 Hannover, Germany

    J. Hartung

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Hamscher, G., Hartung, J. (2008). Veterinary Antibiotics in Dust: Sources, Environmental Concentrations, and Possible Health Hazards. In: Kümmerer, K. (eds) Pharmaceuticals in the Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74664-5_7

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