Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) induced hydroxyl radical formation in copper contaminated household drinking water: Role of bicarbonate concentration

Free Radical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 901-905

  Jansson, Patric J ^a   Asplund, Klara U M ^a   Mäkelä, Johanna C ^a   Lindqvist, Christer ^a   Nordström, Tommy ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; Copper; Hydroxyl radical; Vitamin C; Water

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BICARBONATE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HOUSEHOLD; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PKA; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIONS; ASCORBIC ACID; BICARBONATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COPPER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0041663749     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1071576031000136568     Document Type: Review

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