Degradation and Deactivation of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Genes during Exposure to Free Chlorine, Monochloramine, Chlorine Dioxide, Ozone, Ultraviolet Light, and Hydroxyl Radical
- Award ID(s):
- 1254929
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10084767
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Volume:
- 53
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 0013-936X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 2013-2026
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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