Strategies for the identification of compounds causing odours in water: A study of creosote spills

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 503-509

  Ventura, Francesc ^a   Boleda, Ma Rosa ^a   Lloret, Roger ^a   Martin Alonso, Jordi ^a  

^a AGBAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Creosote; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; River water; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COAL TAR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RAW MATERIALS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATERSHEDS; WOOD;

CLOSED LOOP STRIPPING ANALYSIS; CREOSOTE SPILLS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

RIVERS;

COAL TAR; CREOSOTE; RIVER WATER; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032007914     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00226-1     Document Type: Article

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