Occurrence and mass balance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Thessaloniki sewage treatment plant

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 176-187

  Manoli, E ^a   Samara, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATION; VAPORIZATION;

MASS BALANCE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATION; GREECE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER;

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 0032940269     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800010021x     Document Type: Article

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