Triclosan occurrence in freshwater systems in the United States (1999-2012): A meta-analysis

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1479-1487

  Perez, Angela L ^a   De Sylor, Marianna Anderle ^a   Slocombe, Andrew J ^a   Lew, Mindy G ^a   Unice, Ken M ^b   Donovan, Ellen P ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^b ChemRisk LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminants of emerging concern; Ecological risk; Personal care products; Triclosan; Water

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERNS; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PREDICTED NO-EFFECT CONCENTRATIONS; REGULATORY STANDARDS; TRICLOSAN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT;

ECOLOGY; WATER;

EFFLUENTS;

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; TRICLOSAN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; META-ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY APPROACH; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOMASS; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; TRICLOSAN; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84878707872     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2217     Document Type: Article

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