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Source: PUBLIC WORKS News Service
Publication date: July 12, 2010

By PUBLIC WORKS Staff

Underwriters Laboratories introduces two ways to identify ultralow levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) in treated wastewater, surface water, groundwater, and drinking water: L222 for compounds like acetaminophen, bisphenol A, caffeine, DEET, estrone, nicotine, nonylphenol, and triclosan; S190 for semi-volatile organic compounds including sterols, phosphate flame retardants, fragrances, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenols, and pesticides.