Occurrence of UV filters 4-methylbenzylidene camphor and octocrylene in fish from various Swiss rivers with inputs from wastewater treatment plants

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1427-1431

  Buser, Hans Rudolf ^a   Balmer, Marianne E ^a   Schmid, Peter ^b   Kohler, Martin ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; MUSCLE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOTA; COSMETICS; METHYL TRICLOSAN; UV FILTERS;

WAVE FILTERS;

4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE CAMPHOR; BENZYLIDENE DERIVATIVE; CAMPHOR DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LAKE WATER; METHYLTRICLOSAN; OCTOCRILENE; RIVER WATER; SUNSCREEN; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUACULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; MUSCLE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WAVE FILTERS;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SALMONID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BROWN TROUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SWITZERLAND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATERSHED;

ACRYLATES; ANIMALS; CAMPHOR; FISHES; SWITZERLAND; TRICLOSAN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALIA; COREGONUS; DRYOBALANOPS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMO TRUTTA FARIO;

EID: 33644853548     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052088s     Document Type: Article

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