Drugs of abuse and tranquilizers in Dutch surface waters, drinking water and wastewater: Results of screening monitoring 2009
In the surface waters of the rivers Rhine and Meuse, twelve drugs that are listed in the Dutch Opium act were detected at low concentrations. They are from the groups amphetamines, tranquilizers (barbiturates and benzodiazepines) opiates and cocaine. During drinking water production, most compounds are removed or concentrations are substantially lowered. In finished drinking water, three barbiturates were still detected in very low concentrations (up to 12 ng/L). The amounts are below health based provisional drinking water limits. Ongoing monitoring of the presence of these compounds in water... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | report |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
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RIVM
Bilthoven |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28621867 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.345347 |