Attenuation of two estrogen compounds in aquifer materials supplemented with sewage effluent

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-107

  Ying, Guang Guo ^a   Kookana, Rai S ^a   Dillon, Peter ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; HORMONES; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION;

INCUBATION; INJECTANTS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

AQUIFER; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; NATURAL ATTENUATION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 2542423987     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2004.tb00718.x     Document Type: Article

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