Detection of fluorescent compounds in the environment using granular activated charcoal detectors

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 538-545

  Smart, Chris ^a   Simpson, Brad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated charcoal; Environmental contaminants; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Natural organic matter; Tracer dyes

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; DYES; FLUORESCENCE; IMPURITIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATERS;

FLUORESCENT TRACER DYES;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FILTER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FLUORESCENT TRACER; WATER QUALITY;

CHARCOAL; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DETECTION METHOD; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC MATTER; TRACER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0036705401     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-001-0517-4     Document Type: Article

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