Anthropic pollution in aquatic environment: Development of a caffeine indicator

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-311

  Ferreira, Aldo Pacheco ^a   De Lourdes, Cynara ^a   Da Cunha, Nóbrega ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caffeine indicator; Environmental health; Sanitation; Urban aquatic environment

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SANITATION; URBAN POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARAMETER; SANITATION; SEWAGE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; URINARY EXCRETION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

BEVERAGES; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BRAZIL; GUANABARA BAY; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21844475412     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500155898     Document Type: Article

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