Frequency of use controls chemical leaching from drinking-water containers subject to disinfection

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 6677-6687

  Andra, Syam S ^a,b   Makris, Konstantinos C ^a   Shine, James P ^b  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimony; Bottle reuse; Bottled water; Bromine; Polybrominated biphenyl ethers; Polycarbonate; Polyethylene terephthalate

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BROMINE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTION; HEALTH RISKS; LEACHING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

BOTTLE REUSE; BOTTLED WATER; CHEMICAL LEACHING; EXPOSURE DURATIONS; FREQUENCY OF USE; PET BOTTLES; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL ETHERS; REUSE; UV EXPOSURE; WATER CONTAINERS;

PLASTIC BOTTLES;

ANTIMONY; BROMINE; DRINKING WATER; PLASTICIZER; POLYCARBONATE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ANTIMONY; BROMINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISINFECTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIC; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; HEALTH RISK; LEACHING; PLASTIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTAINER; DISINFECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; LEACHING; PLASTIC BOTTLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 81355127228     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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