Impact of temperature and storage duration on the chemical and odor quality of military packaged water in polyethylene terephthalate bottles

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 456-457, Issue , 2013, Pages 376-383

  Greifenstein, Michael ^a   White, Duvel W ^a   Stubner, Alex ^a   Hout, Joseph ^a   Whelton, Andrew J ^b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b University of South Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimony; Leaching; Odor; PET; Phthalates; Plastic; TON

Indexed keywords

DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; PHTHALATES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); TON; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTIMONY; BOTTLES; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ESTERS; LEACHING; ODORS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; PLASTICIZERS; PLASTICS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER ANALYSIS;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

ACETALDEHYDE; ANTIMONY; DI N BUTYLPHTHALATE; DRINKING WATER; FORMALDEHYDE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMONY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEACHING; ORGANIC CARBON; PLASTIC; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AFGHANISTAN; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LEACHING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; ODOR; OSMOSIS; PACKAGING; PH; PLASTIC BOTTLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AFGHANISTAN; CALIFORNIA; DRINKING WATER; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD STORAGE; MILITARY HYGIENE; ODORS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

AFGHANISTAN; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877018039     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.03.092     Document Type: Article

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