Application of sedimentary fecal stanols and sterols in tracing sewage pollution in coastal waters

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 225-235

  Chan, Kit Hung ^a   Lam, Michael H W ^a   Poon, Ka Fai ^a   Yeung, Hung Yui ^b   Chiu, Tony K T ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coastal sediments; Coprostanol; Dispersion pattern; Hong Kong; Modelling; Sewage marker; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

IMPURITIES; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

DISPERSION PATTERN; SEDIMENTARY FECAL STANOLS; SEWAGE POLLUTION; STEROLS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; COPROSTEROL; STEROL;

COASTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEWAGE DISPOSAL;

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; FECES; HONG KONG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0031986273     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00175-9     Document Type: Article

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