Positive gadolinium anomalies in wastewater treatment plant effluents and aquatic environment in the Hérault watershed (South France)

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1057-1064

  Rabiet, M ^a   Brissaud, F ^a   Seidel, J L ^a   Pistre, S ^a   Elbaz Poulichet, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Groundwater; H rault watershed; Positive gadolinium anomaly; Rare Earth Elements; River water; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GROUNDWATER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POTABLE WATER; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; RIVERS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SPRINGS (WATER); WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERSHEDS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; MEDICAL SYSTEMS; MEDITERRANEAN WATERSHEDS; POSITIVE GADOLINIUM ANOMALY; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

DRINKING WATER; GADOLINIUM; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER; WELL WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DRINKING WATER; GADOLINIUM; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED; WELL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RIVER; RURAL AREA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HERAULT RIVER; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349092475     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.036     Document Type: Article

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