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Artificial Sweeteners in a Large Septic Plume |
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| Authors: | Dale R Van Stempvoort William D Robertson Susan J Brown |
| Abstract: | Four artificial sweeteners, acesulfame, sucralose, cyclamate, and saccharin were detected in a large septic plume at Long Point, Ontario, Canada. The pattern of sweetener detections in the groundwater indicated that they were derived from waste water seepage from a large septic system at the site. Acesulfame was pervasive in the septic plume, whereas the other three sweeteners have been attenuated, probably by microbial degradation. |
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