Aqueous phototransformation of diazepam and related human metabolites under simulated sunlight

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4749-4756

  West, Charles E ^a   Rowland, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINES; ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL; HALF LIVES; HUMAN METABOLITES; HUMIC ACID; LC-MS N; OXAZEPAM; PHOTIC ZONE; PHOTOPRODUCTS; PHOTOTRANSFORMATIONS; QUINAZOLINES; QUINAZOLINONES; RECEIVING WATERS; SIMULATED SUNLIGHT;

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOLYSIS;

METABOLITES;

2 AMINO 5 CHLOROBENZOPHENONE; ACRIDONE DERIVATIVE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; HUMIC ACID; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; QUINAZOLINONE DERIVATIVE; TEMAZEPAM; WATER;

DRUG; HUMIC ACID; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; PHOTIC ZONE; PHOTOLYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOTRANSFORMATION; SUNLIGHT;

DIAZEPAM; HUMANS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; KINETICS; PHOTOLYSIS; SUNLIGHT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84860476726     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203529z     Document Type: Article

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