Sample storage and extraction efficiencies in determination of polycyclic and nitro musks in sewage sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-275

  Smyth, Shirley Anne ^a   Lishman, Lori ^a   Alaee, Mehran ^a   Kleywegt, Sonya ^b   Svoboda, Lewina ^a   Yang, Jian Jun ^a   Lee, Hing Biu ^a   Seto, Peter ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extraction efficiency; Polycyclic and nitro musks; Sample storage; Sludge

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITRO MUSKS; POLYCYCLIC MUSKS; SAMPLE STORAGE;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

1 TERT BUTYL 2,6 DINITRO 3,4,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1 TERT BUTYL 3,5 DIMETHYL 2,6 DINITRO 4 ACETYLBENZENE; 1,3,4,6,7,8 HEXAHYDRO 4,6,6,7,8,8 HEXAMETHYLCYCLOPENTA[G] 2 BENZOPYRANE; 4 ACETYL 1,1 DIMETHYL 6 TERT BUTYLINDANE; 4,6 DINITRO 1,1,3,3,5 PENTAMETHYLINDANE; 5 ACETYL 1,1,2,6 TETRAMETHYL 3 ISOPROPYLINDANE; 6 ACETYL 1,1,2,3,3,5 HEXAMETHYLINDANE; 6,7 DIHYDRO 1,1,2,3,3 PENTAMETHYL 4(5H) INDANONE; 7 ACETYL 1,1,3,4,4,6 HEXAMETHYLTETRALINE; AMBER; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; GLASS; MUSK; MUSK AMBRETTE; MUSK XYLENE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EXTRACTION METHOD; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; STORAGE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIR; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CANADA; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAINER; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; FREEZE THAWING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVE ASSISTED EXTRACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLE; SLUDGE; SOLID; STORAGE; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

NESOVITREA ELECTRINA;

EID: 33846196627     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.031     Document Type: Article

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