Investigation on the behaviour of selected pharmaceuticals in the groundwater after infiltration of treated wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-228

  Kreuzinger, N ^a   Clara, M ^a   Strenn, B ^a   Vogel, B ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Groundwater protection; Pharmaceuticals; Wastewater infiltration; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DRUG PRODUCTS; GROUNDWATER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOILS;

DIAZEPAM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BEZAFIBRATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBON; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; DRUG; GALAXOLIDE; GROUND WATER; IBUPROFEN; IOPROMIDE; MUSK; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRANQUILIZER;

INFILTRATION; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG DEGRADATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; FLOW; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SOIL INFILTRATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4444313170     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0130     Document Type: Article

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