Because bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume chemical, we examined over 500
peer-reviewed studies to understand its global distribution in effluent discharges, surface …

Nowadays there is a continuously increasing worldwide concern for development of
alternative water reuse technologies, mainly focused on agriculture and industry. In this …

Bisphenol analogues (BPs) and natural estrogens (NEs) as two important groups of
endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) have …

Natural estrogens such as estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), and the synthetic
one, 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), are excreted by humans and animals and enter into …

We developed a method using isotope dilution on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled
to high-performance liquid chromatography− tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC− MS/MS) …

BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in environmental mass
spectrometry for emerging environmental contaminants over the period of 2006-2007. A few …

Bisphenol-A (BPA), identified as an environmental hormone (ie., endocrine disruptor), is an
industrially important chemical that is being used as a primary raw material for the …

An integrated analytical method for the simultaneous determination of 4-n-nonylphenol (4-n-
NP), nonylphenol monoethoxylate (NP1EO), nonylphenol diethoxylate (NP2EO), bisphenol …

A solid-phase extraction (SPE)–gas chromatography (GC)–mass spectrometry (MS)
analytical method for the simultaneous separation and determination of endocrine disrupting …

Industrial and urban discharges release organic contaminants which might affect the quality
of receiving waters if not properly eliminated in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP). This …