Quantification of triclosan, chlorinated triclosan derivatives, and their dioxin photoproducts in lacustrine sediment cores

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1833-1843

  Anger, Cale T ^a   Sueper, Charles ^b   Blumentritt, Dylan J ^c   McNeill, Kristopher ^d   Engstrom, Daniel R ^e   Arnold, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Pace Analytical   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATES; AQUATIC SEDIMENTS; LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS; LAKE SYSTEMS; MINNESOTA LAKES; PHOTOPRODUCTS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; RIVERINE SYSTEMS; SECONDARY SOURCES; SEDIMENT CORE; SMALL-SCALE SYSTEMS; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TRICLOSAN; WASTEWATER DISINFECTION; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS; WASTEWATER IMPACT; WASTEWATER SOURCES;

DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SEDIMENTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DIOXIN; TRICLOSAN;

ACCUMULATION RATE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DIOXIN; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT CORE; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LAKE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

DIOXINS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LAKES; MINNESOTA; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TRICLOSAN; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874074813     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3045289     Document Type: Article

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