Ultra-trace analysis of hormones, pharmaceutical substances, alkylphenols and phthalates in two French natural mineral waters

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 621-632

  Dévier, Marie Hélène ^a   Le Menach, Karyn ^a   Viglino, Liza ^b   Di Gioia, Lodovico ^c   Lachassagne, Patrick ^d   Budzinski, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Danone Waters Analytical Center   (France)

^c DANONE RESEARCH   (France)

^d Danone Waters France   (France)

Author keywords

Alkylphenols; Groundwater; Hormones; Natural mineral water; Pharmaceutical substances; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

4-NONYLPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOLS; ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; BISPHENOL A; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; KETOPROFEN; LC-MS/MS; LIMITS OF QUANTIFICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; NATURAL MINERALS; PHTHALATES; SALICYLIC ACIDS; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SPME-GC-MS; TEST CONDITION; TEST PROCEDURES; ULTRA-TRACE ANALYSIS; ULTRA-TRACE LEVELS;

BEVERAGES; CONTAMINATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER; HORMONES; LABORATORIES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TESTING; TRACE ANALYSIS;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 NONYLPHENOL DIETHOXYLATE; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL; CAFFEINE; HORMONE; KETOPROFEN; MINERAL WATER; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SALICYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRINKING WATER; DRUG; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE; LABORATORY METHOD; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOL; PHTHALATE; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PLASTIC BOTTLE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA TRACE ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FRANCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HORMONES; MINERAL WATERS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84870653348     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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