Investigating the levels and trends of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyl in sewage sludge

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 323-329

  Clarke, Bradley O ^a,b   Porter, Nichola A ^a,b   Marriott, Philip J ^a   Blackbeard, Judy R ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Water Quality Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Carcinogen; Chlordane; DDT; Dieldrin; OCPs; PCBs; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CARCINOGENS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORDANE; DIELDRIN; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; OCPS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

INSECTICIDES;

ALDRIN; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOSOLID; CARCINOGEN; CHLORDANE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DDD; DDE; DDT; DIELDRIN; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; PESTICIDE; SEWAGE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 77950954619     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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