Transformation products and human metabolites of triclocarban and triclosan in sewage sludge across the United States

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 7881-7890

  Pycke, Benny F G ^a   Roll, Isaac B ^a   Brownawell, Bruce J ^b   Kinney, Chad A ^c   Furlong, Edward T ^d   Kolpin, Dana W ^e   Halden, Rolf U ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Malik and Seeme Hasan School of Business   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BYPRODUCTS; DECHLORINATION; MANUFACTURE; METABOLITES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION; CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURES; DEGREE OF TRANSFORMATION; DIFFERENT TREATMENTS; MICROBIAL MINERALIZATION; TIME-COURSE ANALYSIS; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOMOLECULES;

2' HYDROXY TRICLOCARBAN; DICHLOROCARBANILIDE; DRUG METABOLITE; MONOCHLOROCARBANILIDE; TRICLOCARBAN; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DECHLORINATION; HOMINID; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLITE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; TRANSFORMATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; METHYLATION; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DRYING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBANILIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; TRICLOSAN; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84904413662     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5006362     Document Type: Article

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