Occurrence and distribution of selected pharmaceuticals and personal care products in aquatic environments: A comparative study of regions in China with different urbanization levels

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2381-2389

  Chen, Hong ^a   Li, Xiaojuan ^a   Zhu, Saichang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hospitals; PPCPs; Qiantang River; UPLC MS MS; Urbanization; WWTPs

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COSMETIC; DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; EFFLUENT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; URBANIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHINA; CITIES; COSMETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RIVERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; HANGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84864110126     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0750-2     Document Type: Article

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