Quantification of sewer exfiltration using the anti-epileptic drug carbamazepine as marker species for wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 209-217

  Fenz, R ^a   Blaschke, A P ^a   Clara, M ^a   Kroiss, H ^a   Mascher, Daniel ^b   Zessner, M ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Pharm analyt Lab   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Groundwater contamination; Leaks; Sewer exfiltration

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFILTRATION; SEWERS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CARBAMAZEPINE; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; SEWER EXFILTRATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBAMAZEPINE; GROUND WATER;

CONTAMINATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFILTRATION; SEWERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 31344470499     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0321     Document Type: Article

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