Tracing treated wastewater in an inland catchment using anthropogenic gadolinium

Chemosphere

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 794-799

  Lawrence, Michael Glen ^a   Bariel, David Guimerà ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Drinking water; Micropollutants; Queensland; Risk assessment; Toowoomba

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EXTRACTION; GADOLINIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AUSTRALIA; MICROPOLLUTANTS; QUEENSLAND; SURFACE DRINKING WATER; TOOWOOMBA; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

RIVERS;

DRINKING WATER; GADOLINIUM; RIVER WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; GADOLINIUM; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACER; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MASS SPECTROMETRY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; TOOWOOMBA;

EID: 77954757626     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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