Assessment of endocrine disruptors - DDTs and DEHP (plasticizer) in source water: A case study from Selangor, Malaysia

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 311-323

  Veerasingam, Santhi Armugam ^a   Mohd, Mustafa Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

DDT; DEHP; Endocrine disruptor; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; River water; Water and health

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DRINKING WATER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; RIVER WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DDT; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; PHTHALATE; RIVER WATER; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; MALAYSIA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DDT; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MALAYSIA; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MALAYSIA; SELANGOR; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84880874850     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2013.151     Document Type: Article

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