Dioxin in storm-water runoff in Houston, Texas

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1633-1643

  Suarez, Monica P ^a   Rifai, Hanadi S ^a   Schimek, Jennifer ^b   Bloom, Michael ^c   Jensen, Paul ^c   Koenig, Larry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c PBSJ   (United States)

^d Texas Commission on Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Measurement; Runoff; Storm water management; Texas; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

DIBENZOFURANS; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; STORMWATER MANAGEMENT;

STORM SEWERS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

CHANNEL FLOW; DIOXIN; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROGEOLOGY; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; TOXICITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

HOUSTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751077484     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2006)132:12(1633)     Document Type: Article

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