Nylon Bristles and Elastomers Retain Centigram Levels of Triclosan and Other Chemicals from Toothpastes: Accumulation and Uncontrolled Release

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 21, 2017, Pages 12264-12273

  Han, Jie ^a,b   Qiu, Wei ^a,b   Campbell, Elizabeth C ^a   White, Jason C ^c   Xing, Baoshan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTICS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON;

ALKALINES; BROAD SPECTRUM; TRICLOSAN;

ELASTOMERS;

ELASTOMER; NYLON; TOOTHPASTE; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COMMODITY; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; RIGIDITY; HUMAN; TOOTH BRUSHING; WATER POLLUTANT;

UNITED STATES;

PISUM SATIVUM;

ELASTOMERS; HUMANS; NYLONS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES; TRICLOSAN; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 85040925795     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02839     Document Type: Article

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