Presence and biological effects of emerging contaminants in Llobregat River basin: A review

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 161, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-92

  González, Susana ^a   López Roldán, Ramón ^a   Cortina, Jose Luis ^a,b  

^a Water Technology Center ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological effects; Emerging contaminants; Endocrine disruption; Llobregat River; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; LLOBREGAT RIVER; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

CONTAMINATION; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

EFFLUENTS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; ILLICIT DRUG; PESTICIDE; SURFACTANT;

DRINKING WATER; DRUG; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; RIVER BASIN; SURFACTANT; WATER RESOURCE;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIVER BASIN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SPAIN; SPECIES COMPOSITION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; INDUSTRY; PESTICIDES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RIVERS; SPAIN; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CATALONIA; LLOBREGAT BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 80055048524     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.10.002     Document Type: Review

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