The antibiotic battle
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Posted: 29 November 2019 | Xiaowei Liu | No comments yet
Antimicrobial substances can enter the food chain through soil creating a potential risk to human health. Xiaowei Liu explains how antibiotics can be detected quickly and reliably in vegetables using QuEChERS and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry.
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