Polar herbicides, pharmaceutical products, perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), and nonylphenol and its carboxylates and ethoxylates in surface and tap waters around Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy
Polar herbicides, pharmaceutical products, perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), and nonylphenol and its carboxylates and ethoxylates in surface and tap waters around Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy
R. Loos,J. Wollgast,T. Huber,G. Hanke
2007 · DOI: 10.1007/S00216-006-1036-7
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · 301 Citations
TLDR
Levels of polar herbicides, pharmaceuticals, steroid estrogens and nonylphenol in drinking water produced from Lake Maggiore were almost identical with those found in the lake itself, revealing the poor performance of sand filtration and chlorination applied by the local waterworks.