Waste-indicator and pharmaceutical compounds in landfill-leachate-affected ground water near Elkhart, Indiana, 2000-2002

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 653-659

  Buszka, P M ^a   Yeskis, D J ^a   Kolpin, D W ^a   Furlong, E T ^b   Zaugg, S D ^b   Meyer, M T ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground water; Indiana; Landfill leachate; Pharmaceuticals; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BENZOTRIAZOLE; BISPHENOL-A; COTININE; DICHLOROBENZENE; FLUOXETINE; INDIANA; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LEACHATE; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS; PHARMACEUTICALS; TRIBUTYLPHOSPHATE; TRICLOSAN;

DRUG PRODUCTS; ETHANOL; GROUNDWATER; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; PLASTICIZERS; SOLVENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

REFUSE DISPOSAL;

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; 4 NONYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; 5 METHYL 1H BENZOTRIAZOLE; ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEINE; COTININE; DETERGENT; ETHANOL 2 BUTOXYPHOSPHATE; FLAME RETARDANT; FLUOXETINE; GROUND WATER; IBUPROFEN; NONYLPHENOL DIETHOXYLATE; NONYLPHENOL MONOETHOXYLATE; OCTYLPHENOL MONOETHOXYLATE; PARACETAMOL; PARAXANTHINE; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER; TRI(2 CHLOROETHYL)PHOSPHATE; TRI(DICHLORISOPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INCINERATION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; UNITED STATES; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDIANA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEDICAL WASTE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 64049108663     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9702-z     Document Type: Article

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