Fate and Effects of Triclosan
Table 2.1
Steady-state distribution of radioactivity in CAS system dosed with 14C
Triclosan at 10 µg/L (Federle et al. 2002)
Per cent
Present in effluent as
Parent Triclosan
5.3
Polar intermediates
3.2
Non-extractables
2.2
Sorbed to sludge solids as
Parent Triclosan
1.0
Polar intermediates
2.6
Non-polar intermediates
0.6
Incorporated into biomass
6.0
Mineralised to 14CO2
79.1
Removal
Parent Triclosan
94.7
Total radioactivity
89.3
Triclosan undergoing
Primary degradation
94.7
Complete degradation
(mineralised or incorporated into biomass)
85.1
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