Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewater and drinking water treatment plants at the nanogram per litre level

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-286

  Stavrakakis, C ^a,b   Colin, R ^a   Hequet, V ^b   Faur, C ^c   Le Cloirec, P ^d  

^a Institut Departemental d'Analyse et de Conseil de Loire Atlantique   (France)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIV RENNES   (France)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Endocrine disrupters; LC MS MS analysis; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHENOLS; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SILICA; STEROID HORMONES; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ALKYLPHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLES; LC-MS/MS; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

EFFLUENTS;

16ALPHA HYDROXYESTRONE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL CARBOXYLATE; OCTYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL CARBOXYLATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; STEROID HORMONE; SURFACE WATER;

EXTRACTION; HORMONES; IONIZATION; PURIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; STEROID; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPRAY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; STEROIDS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 45849083886     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330802099452     Document Type: Article

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