Scientists Used Fluorescent Dye and Bromide to Track River Water
By Environmental Health Program
2012 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Scientists used florescent dye and bromide to track river water to which two emerging contaminants had been added – 4-nonylphenol and 17β-estradiol. This allowed the scientists to study the natural attenuation of the two compounds as they were transported down the Redwood River, Minnesota.
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Public Domain.
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New Knowledge on the Fate and Transport of Emerging Contaminants in Rivers
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A detergent degradation product (4-nonylphenol) and a biogenic hormone (17β-estradiol) added to the Redwood River, Minnesota, were attenuated by biodegradation and other natural processes. These are the findings of a team of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Colorado scientists.