Aquatic photochemistry of chlorinated triclosan derivatives: Potential source of polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2555-2563

  Buth, Jeffrey M ^a   Grandbois, Matthew ^a   Vikesland, Peter J ^b   McNeill, Kristopher ^a   Arnold, William A ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorinated triclosan derivatives; Dioxin; Photochemistry; Triclosan

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENT; CHLORINE DISINFECTION; DICHLOROPHENOLS; DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; PHOTOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS RATES; PHOTOPRODUCTS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; PURE WATER; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; SOLAR IRRADIATION; TAP WATER; TRICLOSAN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINE; DECHLORINATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

2,3,4 TRICHLORO 6 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXY)PHENOL; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOL; 4,5 DICHLORO 2 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXY)PHENOL; 5,6 DICHLORO 2 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXY)PHENOL; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; SURFACE WATER; TAP WATER; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DIOXIN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REACTION RATE; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; DECHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOTOLYSIS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TRICLOSAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67449147915     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-490.1     Document Type: Article

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