Organic chemicals have been detected at trace concentrations in the freshwater
environment for decades. Though the term trace pollutant indicates low concentrations …

An increasing part of drinking water in Europe is prepared from surface water. At the same
time, a growing number of emerging contaminants is being discovered in surface water. This …

This study developed a comprehensive ranking system, for the first time as per authors'
knowledge, for prioritizing the monitoring of pharmaceuticals and personal care products …

Interest in the public health significance of trace levels of pharmaceuticals in potable water is
increasing, particularly with regard to the effects of long-term, low-dose exposures. To …

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, which persist
and may bioaccumulate through the food chain (Haukås et al. 2007; Martin et al. 2004b; …

Different studies have shown that surface waters contain perfluorinated compounds (PFCs)
in the low ng/L range. Surface waters are used to produce drinking water and PFCs have …

This study identified existing issues related to quantitative pharmaceutical risk assessment
(QPhRA, hereafter) for pharmaceuticals in water and proposed possible solutions by …

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has derived scientific
Environmental Risk Limits (ERLs) for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in fresh and marine …

California presently recycles approximately 650,000 acre-feet of water per year, but has
identified the potential to reuse an additional 1.5 million acre-feet in the future. To encourage …

NSO-Heterozyklen (NSO-Het) sind ein-oder mehrkernige zyklische
Kohlenwasserstoffverbindungen, in denen mindestens ein Kohlenstoff-Ringatom durch …