A possible link between Balkan endemic nephropathy and the leaching of toxic organic compounds from Pliocene lignite by groundwater: Preliminary investigation

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 237-252

  Orem, William H ^a   Feder, Gerald L ^a   Finkelman, Robert B ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN); Pliocene lignites; Toxic organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BLAKAN ENDEMIC NEPHROPATHY (BEN);

DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POTABLE WATER; TOXIC MATERIALS;

LIGNITE;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEALTH RISK; LEACHING; LIGNITE; TOXIC MATERIAL;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033150371     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(98)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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