Determination of alkylphenol polyethoxylates, bisphenol-A, 17α-ethynylestradiol and 17β-estradiol and its metabolites in sewage samples by SPE and LC/MS/MS

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 701-711

  Vega Morales, T ^a   Sosa Ferrera, Z ^a   Santana Rodriguez J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol ethoxylates; Bisphenol A; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Steroidal hormones

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ALKYL PHENOLS; ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; ANALYTES; ANIMAL SPECIES; BIRTH DEFECTS; BISPHENOL A; DETECTION LIMITS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ENDOGENOUS HORMONES; ETHOXYLATES; ETHYNYLESTRADIOL; LC-ESI-MS/MS; LC/MS/MS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONYLPHENOLS; OCTYLPHENOLS; POLYETHOXYLATES; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATIONS; STEROIDAL HORMONES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; TARGET COMPOUND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONES; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PHENOLS;

4 OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL POLYOXYETHYL ETHER; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; EXTRACTION METHOD; FEMINIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEWAGE; STEROID; WASTE FACILITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPAIN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHYL ETHERS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; SEWAGE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPAIN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956443533     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.07.083     Document Type: Article

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