Bacterial dealkylation of benzalkonium chlorides in wastewater produces benzyldimethylamine, a potent N-nitrosodimethylamine precursor
Ibrahim Abusallout, Mingrui Song, Aron Chan, Elizabeth McKenna, Jean Van Buren, Seth W. McCoy, Zachary Ledvina, Christopher Jeffrey, Daniel L. McCurry, David Hanigan
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Benzalkonium chlorideAlkylationWastewaterN-NitrosodimethylamineChemistryChromatographyEnvironmental chemistryNuclear chemistryOrganic chemistryEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringCarcinogenCatalysisWater Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Chemistry and AnalysisWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal