Diffuse release of environmental hazards by railways

Desalination

Volumn 226, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 106-113

  Burkhardt, Michael ^a   Rossi, Luca ^a,b   Boller, Markus ^a  

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

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diffuse emission; Environmental hazards; Railways; Technical measures; Water protection

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HERBICIDES; HYDROCARBONS; METALS; RAILROADS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

DIFFUSE EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HERBICIDES; HYDROCARBONS; METALS; RAILROADS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAVY METAL; HERBICIDE; HYDROCARBON; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RAILWAY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 40949090564     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.02.102     Document Type: Article

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