Photochemical attenuation of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and other nitrosamines in surface water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 6170-6176

  Plumlee, Megan H ^a   Reinhard, Martin ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; IRRADIATION; NITROSAMINES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOLYSIS;

NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE; PHOTOCHEMICAL ATTENUATION; PROPYLAMINE;

SURFACE WATERS;

CARBON; DIMETHYLAMINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; ETHYLMETHYLNITROSAMINE; FORMIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; METHYLAMINE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROSAMINE; OXYGEN; SURFACE WATER;

EFFLUENTS; IRRADIATION; NITROSAMINES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE WATERS;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON BALANCE; CARCINOGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; IRRADIATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE WATER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROLYSIS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOLYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD;

ALTITUDE; CALIFORNIA; CARBON; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; HALF-LIFE; NITROSAMINES; OXYGEN; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTONS; SEASONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34548580385     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070818l     Document Type: Article

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