The impact of semiconductor, electronics and optoelectronic industries on downstream perfluorinated chemical contamination in Taiwanese rivers

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1365-1372

  Lin, Angela Yu Chen ^a   Panchangam, Sri Chandana ^a   Lo, Chao Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Optoelectronics; Perfluorinated chemicals; PFOA; PFOS; Photolithographic process; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

OPTOELECTRONICS; PERFLUORINATED CHEMICALS; PFOA; PFOS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS; SEMICONDUCTOR;

AC GENERATOR MOTORS; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICALS; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; RIVERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; WASTEWATER;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER;

ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; RIVERS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 61449252432     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.11.033     Document Type: Article

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