Nitrosamine, dimethylnitramine, and chloropicrin formation during strong base anion-exchange treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 466-472

  Kemper, Jerome M ^a   Westerhoff, Paul ^b   Dotson, Aaron ^b   Mitch, William A ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGES; ANION-EXCHANGE RESINS; CATION EXCHANGES; COLUMN FLOWS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ETHANOLAMINE; FREE CHLORINES; ORGANIC PRECURSORS; PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATIONS; POINT-OF-USE DEVICES; QUATERNARY AMINES; REGENERATION CYCLES; SOURCE WATERS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; TRIMETHYLAMINE; WATER UTILITIES;

AMINATION; AMINES; APPLICATIONS; CHLORINE; DEIONIZED WATER; DISINFECTANTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FUMIGATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; INSECTICIDES; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; NEGATIVE IONS; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY;

NITROSAMINES;

ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; BASE; CHLORINE; CHLOROPICRIN; DEANOL; DIMETHYLNITRAMINE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; NITROSAMINE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; TRIBUTYLAMINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKALI; CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DIMETHYLAMINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; NITROGEN; OXIDIZING AGENT; WATER;

CARCINOGEN; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; ION EXCHANGE; RESIN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER USE;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALIES; ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; DIMETHYLAMINES; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; NITROGEN; NITROSAMINES; OXIDANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

EID: 62749180852     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802460n     Document Type: Article

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