Fluxes of 13 selected pharmaceuticals in the water cycle of Stockholm, Sweden

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1772-1780

  Wahlberg, C ^a   Bjorlenius B ^a   Paxeus N ^b  

^a Stockholm Water Co   (Sweden)

^b Karl IX:s väg   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Fluxes; Pharmaceuticals; Receiving waters; Surface water; Waste water

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS; BALTIC SEA; DRINKING WATER; MASS BALANCE; MASS FLOW; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; PHARMACEUTICALS; RAW WATER; RECEIVING WATERS; REMOVAL RATE; STOCKHOLM; STOCKHOLM , SWEDEN; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER CYCLE; WWTP EFFLUENT;

CATCHMENTS; DRUG PRODUCTS; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

ATENOLOL; CETIRIZINE; CITALOPRAM; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICLOFENAC; DRINKING WATER; FUROSEMIDE; IBUPROFEN; METOPROLOL; NAPROXEN; OXAZEPAM; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SURFACE WATER; TRAMADOL; TRIMETHOPRIM;

DRINKING WATER; DRUG; EFFLUENT; LAKE POLLUTION; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; SURFACE WATER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER EXCHANGE; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SLUDGE; SWEDEN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CYCLE;

PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SWEDEN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; LAKE MALAREN; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

APIS;

EID: 79955792780     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.124     Document Type: Article

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