PHTHALATE-ESTERS IN RIVERS OF THE GREATER MANCHESTER AREA, UK

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作者
FATOKI, OS [1 ]
VERNON, F [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SALFORD,DEPT CHEM & APPL CHEM,SALFORD M5 4WT,LANCS,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0048-9697(90)90067-5
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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Waters from the Rivers Irwell and Etherow and from the Prestwich sewage treatment plant effluent, Manchester, U.K., were analyzed for the presence of phthalate esters using computer-assisted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Extraction was with CHCl3. Liquid chromatography clean-up was used for compound separation. Several phthalate esters, i.e. diethyl (DEP), butyl-2-monopropyl (BMP), di-n-butyl (DBP), di-2-ethylhexyl (DEHP) and di-iso-octyl (DIOP), were found to be present at 0.4-33.5 μg l-1. A study on uncontaminated waters was undertaken to establish blank levels. © 1990.
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