TABLE 3.
Levels of 4-CP and 2,4-DCP in potable water and WWTP effluent samples in mg/L (mean ± SD, n = 3).
| Sample | 4-CP | 2,4-DCP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Mean | SD | Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Mean | SD | |
| WWTP influent | 1.04 × 10ˉ⁴ | 1.15 × 10ˉ⁴ | 6.43 × 10ˉ⁵ | 9.43 × 10ˉ⁵ | 2.66 × 10ˉ⁵ | 9.81 × 10ˉ⁵ | 1.72 × 10ˉ⁴ | 6.39 × 10ˉ⁵ | 1.11 × 10ˉ⁵ | 5.51 × 10ˉ⁵ |
| WWTP effluent | 5.61 × 10ˉ⁵ | 1.27 × 10ˉ⁵ | 4.04 × 10ˉ⁶ | 2.43 × 10ˉ⁵ | 2.79 × 10ˉ⁵ | ND | ND | 5.40 × 10ˉ⁶ | 1.80 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.12 × 10ˉ⁶ |
| Bottled water brand A | ND | 9.32 × 10ˉ⁷ | 5.81 × 10ˉ⁶ | 2.25 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.12 × 10ˉ⁶ | ND | 3.68 × 10ˉ⁶ | 1.31 × 10ˉ⁵ | 5.60 × 10ˉ⁶ | 6.77 × 10ˉ⁶ |
| Bottled water brand B | ND | 6.95 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.42 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.46 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.48 × 10ˉ⁶ | 5.56 × 10ˉ⁶ | 1.37 × 10ˉ⁵ | 3.68 × 10ˉ⁶ | 7.66 × 10ˉ⁶ | 5.35 × 10ˉ⁶ |
| Bottled water brand C | ND | ND | 9.78 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.26 × 10ˉ⁶ | 5.64 × 10ˉ⁶ | 8.80 × 10ˉ⁷ | ND | 6.85 × 10ˉ⁶ | 2.58 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.73 × 10ˉ⁶ |
| Bottled water brand D | 1.97 × 10ˉ⁶ | 8.90 × 10ˉ⁷ | 6.74 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.20 × 10ˉ⁶ | 3.11 × 10ˉ⁶ | 1.47 × 10ˉ⁵ | 8.37 × 10ˉ⁶ | 6.28 × 10ˉ⁶ | 9.77 × 10ˉ⁶ | 4.36 × 10ˉ⁶ |
| Tap water | 9.96 × 10ˉ⁶ | 1.90 × 10ˉ⁵ | ND | 9.65 × 10ˉ⁶ | 9.50 × 10ˉ⁶ | 6.23 × 10ˉ⁶ | 1.90 × 10ˉ⁵ | 5.97 × 10ˉ⁶ | 9.27 × 10ˉ⁶ | 5.49 × 10ˉ⁶ |
ND, not detected.