Distribution of 16 EPA-priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sludges collected from nine Tunisian wastewater treatment plants

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 98-102

  Khadhar, S ^a   Higashi, T ^b   Hamdi, H ^a   Matsuyama, S ^b   Charef, A ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distribution pattern; PAHs; Sewage sludge; Wastewater source

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION RISKS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; EXTRACTION PROTOCOLS; LAGOONING; LAND APPLICATIONS; PAHS; SLUDGE SAMPLES; SOLID-PHASE; TOTAL CONTENT; UNTREATED WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER SOURCE; WASTEWATER SOURCES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PAH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; LAGOON; SLUDGE; TUNISIA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SUPPLY;

POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEWAGE; TUNISIA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

TUNISIA;

EID: 77956425519     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.112     Document Type: Article

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