Phototransformation determines the fate of 5-fluorouracil and cyclophosphamide in natural surface waters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4104-4112

  Lin, Angela Yu Chen ^a   Wang, Xiao Huan ^a   Lee, Wan Ning ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION PROCESS; DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOTRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; PHOTOTRANSFORMATIONS; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH; SYNTHETIC WATERS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE;

HEALTH RISKS; NITRATES; PHOTOLYSIS; RIVERS;

NATURAL ATTENUATION;

BICARBONATE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ALKALINITY; DISCHARGE; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY; TRANSFORMATION; WASTEWATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; LAKE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RIVER; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARBON; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; PHOTOLYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84877623222     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304976q     Document Type: Article

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