Methodological approach towards the environmental significance of uncharacterized substances - quaternary ammonium compounds as an example

Desalination

Volumn 215, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 209-222

  Kreuzinger, Norbert ^a   Fuerhacker, Maria ^b   Scharf, Sigrid ^c   Uhl, Maria ^c   Gans, Oliver ^c   Grillitsch, Britta ^d  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Analysis; Assessment of environmental significance; Hazardous substances; Quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC); Urban water circle

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCIDES; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT; QUARTERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS (QAC); URBAN WATER CIRCLE;

WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCIDES; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INHIBITION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTION POLICY; QUATERNARY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 34548042777     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.10.036     Document Type: Article

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