Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999−2000:  A National Reconnaissance

W. Kolpin, Dana; T. Furlong, Edward; T. Meyer, Michael; Michael Thurman, E.; D. Zaugg, Steven; B. Barber, Larry; T. Buxton, Herbert

doi:10.1021/es011055j

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Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999−2000: A National Reconnaissance

Published in Environmental Science & Technology • Mar 1, 2002

Authors:

Dana W. Kolpin

Edward T. Furlong

Michael T. Meyer

Abstract

To provide the first nationwide reconnaissance of the occurrence of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in water resources, the U.S. Geological Survey used five newly developed analytical methods to measure concentrations of 95 OWCs in water samples from a net...

Subject

Environmental science

Contamination

Wastewater

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