DEET occurrence in wastewaters: Seasonal, spatial and diurnal variability - mismatches between consumption data and environmental detection

DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide) is one of the most frequently detected trace organic contaminants (TOrC) in wastewaters and is used primarily as an insect repellent. It was introduced for use in the general public in 1957. It is ubiquitously present in the environment and DEET concentrations are usu...

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Main Authors: Mauricius Marques dos Santos, Christiane Hoppe-Jones, Shane Allen Snyder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019312036