Occurrence of polar organic contaminants in the dissolved water phase of the Danube River and its major tributaries using SPE-LC-MS2 analysis

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2325-2335

  Loos, Robert ^a   Locoro, Giovanni ^a   Contini, Serafino ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Danube River; Emerging contaminants; Water framework directive; Water monitoring

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HERBICIDES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER CONSERVATION;

BULGARIA; CARBAMAZEPINE; DANUBE RIVERS; DISSOLVED WATER; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; POLAR ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER MONITORING;

PHASE SEPARATION;

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; 4 NITROPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ATRAZINE; BENZOTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRONE; IBUPROFEN; MECOPROP; NONYLPHENOL; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; RIVER WATER; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TERBUTYLAZINE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; EXTRACTION METHOD; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PESTICIDE; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; TRIBUTARY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

ARGES; BUDAPEST; DANUBE RIVER; HUNGARY; ROMANIA;

EID: 77749277217     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.12.035     Document Type: Article

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