The occurrence and fate of chemicals of emerging concern in coastal urban rivers receiving discharge of treated municipal wastewater effluent

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 350-358

  Sengupta, Ashmita ^a   Lyons, J Michael ^b   Smith, Deborah J ^b   Drewes, Jörg E ^c   Snyder, Shane A ^d   Heil, Ann ^e   Maruya, Keith A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^b California Regional Water Quality Control Board Los Angeles Region   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemicals of emerging concern (CECs); Fate; Occurrence; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs); Urbanized coastal watersheds; Water reclamation plants

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERSHEDS; FATE; OCCURRENCE; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; WATER RECLAMATION PLANTS;

CHEMICALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASTICIZERS; RIVERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERSHEDS;

EFFLUENTS;

BIFENTHRIN; CHEMICAL OF EMERGING CONCERN; CHEMICALS AND DRUGS; DICLOFENAC; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; FLAME RETARDANT; GALAXOLIDE; GEMFIBROZIL; PARACETAMOL; PERMETHRIN; PHOSPHORIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) ESTER; TRIS(1 CHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIS(1,3 DICHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG; HORMONE; PESTICIDE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

COASTAL ZONE; DISCHARGE; DRUG; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER WATER; THRESHOLD; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HORMONES; PESTICIDES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RIVERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892486012     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2457     Document Type: Article

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