Seasonal variation in the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in effluents from a sewage treatment plant and in the recipient water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 8220-8226

  Vieno, Niina M ^a,b   Tuhkanen, Tuula ^b   Kronberg, Leif ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MELTING; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT (DWTP); EFFLUENT WATER; FLOW RATE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (STP);

DRUG PRODUCTS;

BEZAFIBRATE; DICLOFENAC; DRINKING WATER; IBUPROFEN; ICE; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; RIVER WATER; SNOW;

DRINKING WATER; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SPRING; SUMMER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WINTER;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEASONS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 27644541617     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051124k     Document Type: Article

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