Leaching of styrene and other aromatic compounds in drinking water from PS bottles

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-426

  Ahmad, Maqbool ^a   Bajahlan, Ahmad S ^a  

^a Directorate General for Royal Commission at Yanbu   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ethyl benzene; leaching; polystyrene (PS); styrene; styrofoam

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYSTYRENES; POTABLE WATER; STYRENE; WATER ANALYSIS;

BOTTLED WATER; PRECONCENTRATION TECHNIQUE; STYROFOAM;

LEACHING;

BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLBENZENE; POLYSTYRENE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; STYRENE; TOLUENE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYSTYRENES; POTABLE WATER; STYRENE; WATER ANALYSIS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; DRINKING WATER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASTIC; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEAT; PAPER; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEAT; PAPER; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34248376540     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(07)60070-9     Document Type: Article

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