Formation of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) from humic substances in natural water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 6059-6065

  Chen, Zhuo ^a   Valentine, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORESCENCE; OXIDATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

HUMIC FRACTIONS; HYDROPHOBIC FRACTIONS; N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE (NDMA);

POTABLE WATER;

DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRINKING WATER; RESIN; WATER;

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORESCENCE; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; ORGANIC MATTER; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXIDATION; RIVER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADSORPTION; CHLORAMINES; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; IOWA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

IOWA; IOWA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548595420     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0705386     Document Type: Article

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