Natural attenuation potential of downwelling streams for perfluorochemicals and other emerging contaminants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 59-64

  Hoehn, E ^a   Plumlee, M H ^b   Reinhard, M ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyporheic zone; Losing stream; Natural attenuation; Perfluorinated chemicals

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NATURAL ATTENUATION; NATURAL FLOW; PERFLUORINATED CHEMICAL;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GROUND WATER; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); RIVER POLLUTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DOWNWELLING; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEMIARID REGION; STREAMWATER; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; COYOTE CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JOSE [CALIFORNIA]; SILVER CREEK; UNITED STATES;

CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 38649098158     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.804     Document Type: Article

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