NDMA formation during chlorination and chloramination of aqueous diuron solutions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1072-1077

  Chen, Wei Hsiang ^a   Young, Thomas M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; HERBICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTENT; WATER RESOURCES;

NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE (NDMA); TRANSIENT NATURE;

AMINES;

CHLORIDE; CHLORINE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIURON; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; HERBICIDE; SURFACE WATER;

AMINES; AMMONIA; BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; HERBICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTENT; WATER RESOURCES;

AMMONIA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARCINOGEN; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHLORINATION; HEALTH RISK; HERBICIDE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; AMINATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIURON; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PESTICIDES; WATER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39649125166     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es072044e     Document Type: Article

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