Fate and occurrence of alkylphenolic compounds in sewage sludges determined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1415-1424

  Koh, Y K K ^a   Chiu, T Y ^b   Paterakis, N ^c   Boobis, A ^d   Scrimshaw, M D ^e   Lester, J N ^c   Cartmell, E ^c  

^a Public Utilities Board Singapore   (Singapore)

^b AECOM   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol; Alkylphenol polyethoxylates; Alkylphenoxy carboxylates; Endocrine disrupter; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CARBOXYLATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SILICA;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; ALKYL PHENOLS; ALKYLPHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; ALKYPHENOLS; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; NONIONIC; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATES; NONYLPHENOLS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; POLYETHOXYLATES; SLUDGE SAMPLES; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION;

EXTRACTION;

ACETONE; ALKYLPHENOL; CARBOXYLIC ACID; METHANOL; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACTANT;

ACETONE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; METHANOL; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLE; SLUDGE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 70450252337     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903179765     Document Type: Article

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