Occurrence and fate of alkylphenol polyethoxylate degradation products and linear alkylbenzene sulfonate surfactants in urban ground water: Barcelona case study

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 102-110

  Tubau, Isabel ^a   Vázquez Suñé, Enric ^b   Carrera, Jesús ^b   González, Susana ^b,c   Petrovic, Mira ^b,d   López de Alda, María J ^b   Barceló, Damià ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c Centro Tecnológico del Agua ^*  (Spain)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol polyethoxylates (APEOs) degradation products (DPs); City of Barcelona; Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS); Urban ground water

Indexed keywords

ALKYL PHENOLS; BARCELONA; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIELD SCALE; GROUNDWATER CONCENTRATIONS; LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATES; LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NONYLPHENOLS; OCTYLPHENOLS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; OXIDIZING CONDITIONS; PARENT COMPOUNDS; POLYETHOXYLATES; REDOX CONDITION; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SECONDARY WASTES; STUDY AREAS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AQUIFERS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBOXYLATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHIUM ALLOYS; PHENOLS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEWAGE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER POLLUTION; DEGRADATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; ESTER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; RECHARGE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SURFACTANT; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 77049092104     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.11.030     Document Type: Article

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