Estimation of perfluorinated compounds emissions from major rivers and wastewater treatment plants in China

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1073-1080

  Chen, Chun Li ^a,b   Wang, Tie Yu ^a   Lü, Yong Long ^a   Luo, Wei ^a   Geng, Jing ^a,b,c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); River mass discharge; Sewage sludge; Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)

Indexed keywords

ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUOROOCTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; RIVERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79957894979     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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