Occurrence of organic wastewater compounds in effluent-dominated streams in Northeastern Kansas

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 371, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 258-269

  Lee, Casey J ^a   Rasmussen, T J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; DEET; Detergent surfactants; Trickling filter; Urbanization; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATERSHEDS;

DETERGENT SURFACTANTS; ORGANIC WASTEWATER COMPOUNDS (OWC); TRICKLING FILTER; URBANIZATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CAFFEINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHATE; TRIS(2 BUTOXYETHYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RURAL AREA; STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; KANSAS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750508711     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.07.023     Document Type: Article

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