Drugs of abuse in surface and tap waters of the Tagus River basin: Heterogeneous photo-Fenton process is effective in their degradation

Environment International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-43

  Valcarcel Y ^a   Martinez F ^a   Gonzalez Alonso S ^a   Segura, Y ^a   Catala M ^a   Molina, R ^a   Montero Rubio, J C ^b   Mastroianni, N ^c   Lopez de Alda M ^c   Postigo, C ^c   Barcelo D ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Health Science Institute of Castilla La Mancha   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drugs of abuse; Photo Fenton; Spain; Surface water; Tagus River; Tap water

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; DEGRADATION; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; SURFACE WATERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER TREATMENT;

DRUGS OF ABUSE; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTO-FENTON; HUMAN HEALTH; ILLICIT DRUG; LORAZEPAM; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METROPOLITAN AREA; PHOTO-FENTON; RIVER BASINS; SAMPLING POINTS; SPAIN; TAP WATER;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

AMPHETAMINE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; DRINKING WATER; DRUG METABOLITE; EPHEDRINE; ILLICIT DRUG; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; TAP WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; METABOLITE; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FENTON REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

SPAIN; TAGUS RIVER;

EID: 84857088292     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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