Nonylphenols in sediments and effluents associated with diverse wastewater outfalls

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 946-952

  Hale, Robert C ^a   Smith, Craig L ^a   De Fur, Paul O ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^a   Bush, Elizabeth O ^a   La Guardia, Mark J ^a   Vadas, George G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol; Degradation; Effluent; Nonylphenol; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL; SURFACTANT;

PERSISTENCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0034105735     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190423     Document Type: Article

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