Detection and occurrence of chlorinated byproducts of bisphenol a, nonylphenol, and estrogens in drinking water of China: Comparison to the parent compounds

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 10841-10850

  Fan, Zhanlan ^a   Hu, Jianying ^a   An, Wei ^b   Yang, Min ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TREATMENT; BIS-PHENOL A; CHLORINATED BYPRODUCTS; HUMAN RISKS; MAJOR CITIES; NONYLPHENOLS; PARENT COMPOUNDS; SOURCE WATERS;

POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PHENOLS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DANSYL CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; NONYLPHENOL;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PHENOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CHINA; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; HALOGENATION; PHENOLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84885139612     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es401504a     Document Type: Article

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