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Degradation Processes of EPs

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This chapter describes the analysis of degradation products generated from environmental and treatment processes in order to understand reaction aspects and products formed.

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Vaz Jr., S. (2018). Degradation Processes of EPs. In: Analytical Chemistry Applied to Emerging Pollutants . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74403-2_5

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