Sterols and anionic surfactants in urban aerosol: Emissions from wastewater treatment plants in relation to background concentrations

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4391-4397

  Radke, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; NEGATIVE IONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER; WATER AERATION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; COPROSTANOL; PRE-AERATION TANKS; STEROLS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; COPROSTEROL; METHYLENE BLUE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

WASTEWATER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GERMANY; METHYLENE BLUE; STEROLS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 20744445819     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048084p     Document Type: Article

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