Dispersion of organic contaminants from wastewater treatment outfall in Masan Bay, Korea

Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-206

  Kannan, Narayanan ^a   Hong, Sang Hee ^a   Yim, Un Hyuk ^a   Kim, Nam Sook ^a   Ha, Sung Yong ^a   Li, Donghao ^a,b   Shim, Won Joon ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ocean outfall; Persistent organic pollutants; Point source; Tracking, Dissipation; Waste water treatment plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855181811     PISSN: 20059752     EISSN: 22337784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03216506     Document Type: Article

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