Bisphenol A, nonylphenols, benzophenones, and benzotriazoles in soils, groundwater, surface water, sediments, and food: a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 5711-5741

  Careghini, Alessando ^a   Mastorgio, Andrea Filippo ^a   Saponaro, Sabrina ^a   Sezenna, Elena ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminants of emerging concern; Food; Groundwater; Sediments; Soil; Surface water

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; BENZOTRIAZOLE; GROUND WATER; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BENZOPHENONES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; PHENOLS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIAZOLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84934917903     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3974-5     Document Type: Article

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