Seasonal variations in concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water and reclaimed wastewater in Southern California

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 687-695

  Loraine, Gregory A ^a   Pettigrove, Mark E ^a,b  

^a Dynaflow Inc   (United States)

^b UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPHENONE; IBUPROFEN; PHTHALATE; TRICLOSAN;

DRUG PRODUCTS; ESTERS; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

BENZOPHENONE; CLOFIBRATE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DRINKING WATER; IBUPROFEN; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; SUNSCREEN; TRICLOSAN;

DRUG PRODUCTS; ESTERS; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; FILTRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; COSMETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 32344449614     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051380x     Document Type: Article

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