Determination of atrazine and degradation products in luxembourgish drinking water: Origin and fate of potential endocrine-disrupting pesticides

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1041-1054

  Bohn, T ^a   Cocco, E ^a   Gourdol, L ^a   Guignard, C ^a   Hoffmann, L ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

2,6 dichlorobenzamide; Atrazine degradation products; Dea:atrazine ratio; Nitrate; S triazine herbicides; Tap and spring water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; GROUNDWATER; HERBICIDES; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; MOLAR RATIO; NITRATES; POLYOLS; POTABLE WATER; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); SPRINGS (WATER); WEED CONTROL;

2,6-DICHLOROBENZAMIDE; ATRAZINE DEGRADATION; DEA:ATRAZINE RATIO; S-TRIAZINES; SPRING WATER;

WATER POLLUTION;

2 AMINO 4 CHLORO 6 ETHYLAMINO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; ATRAZINE; DEETHYLATRAZINE; DRINKING WATER; SIMAZINE; TAP WATER; TRIAZINE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 79960941366     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.580012     Document Type: Article

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