Emerging issues on degradation by-products deriving from personal care products and pharmaceuticals during disinfection processes of water used in swimming pools

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-16

  Bottoni, Paola ^a   Bonadonna, Lucia ^a   Chirico, Mattea ^a   Caroli, Sergio ^b   Záray, Gyula ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b GXP Solutions Ltd   (Italy)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Disinfection by products; Health risks; Pharmaceuticals; Sunscreens; Swimming pool chemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884970147     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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