Removal of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate from a small Yorkshire stream: Contribution to GREAT-ER project 7

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 251-252, Issue , 2000, Pages 265-275

  Fox, Kay ^a   Holt, Martin ^b   Daniel, Mic ^c   Buckland, Harold ^d   Guymer, Ian ^e  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals   (Belgium)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calder; Environmental exposure assessment; GREAT ER; In stream removal; Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate; Rhodamine

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; BORON;

EFFLUENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 17344391921     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00389-2     Document Type: Article

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