Formation of NDMA from ranitidine and sumatriptan: The role of pH

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 802-810

  Shen, Ruqiao ^a   Andrews, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloramination; NDMA; pH; Ranitidine; Sumatriptan

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; AMINES; PH; POTABLE WATER; PROTONATION; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORAMINATION; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NDMA; RANITIDINE; SUMATRIPTAN; TREATED WASTEWATER;

EFFLUENTS;

AMMONIA; CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRINKING WATER; RANITIDINE; SUMATRIPTAN;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; EFFLUENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84871509050     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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