Effects of two types of landfills on river water quality and endocrine disruptor concentrations before and after rainfall in a subtropical climate

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-363

  Lin, Chia Wei ^a   Li, Mei Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Landfill; Leachate; Rainfall; River water quality

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; PHENOLS; QUALITY CONTROL; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SANITATION; TROPICS; WATER QUALITY;

BIS-PHENOL A; CONTROLLED LANDFILLS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; LEACHATES; POTENTIAL POLLUTIONS; RIVER WATER QUALITY; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATES; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TOXICITY TEST; WATER QUALITY;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77951617322     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2009.036     Document Type: Article

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