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Development of mutagenicity during degradation of N-nitrosamines by advanced oxidation processes

Hana Mestankova1, Kristin Schirmer2, Silvio Canonica1

  • 1Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 133, P.O. Box 611, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.

Water Research
|September 22, 2014
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Keywords:
Ames testHydroxyl radicalsMutagenicityN-nitrosaminesOzoneUV photolysis

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