Evaluation of selected ubiquitous contaminants in the aquatic environment and their transformation products. A pilot study of their removal from a sewage treatment plant

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2331-2341

  Martinez Bueno M J ^a   Ucles S ^a   Hernando, M D ^a,b   Davoli E ^c   Fernandez Alba A R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic markers; Direct sample injection; Environmental water; Nicotine; Nicotinic acid; Trigonelline

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; NICOTINE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; NICOTINIC ACID; SAMPLE INJECTION; TRIGONELLINE;

EFFLUENTS;

CAFFEINE; COTININE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC ACID; PARAXANTHINE; SURFACE WATER; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIGONELLINE;

ALKALOID; ANALYTICAL METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; COFFEE; EFFLUENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; ORGANIC ACID; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATER; TRANSFORMATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COFFEE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 79951951105     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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