Quantifying diffuse and point inputs of perfluoroalkyl acids in a nonindustrial river catchment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 9901-9909

  Müller, Claudia E ^a,b   Spiess, Nora ^b   Gerecke, Andreas C ^a   Scheringer, Martin ^b   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY DEPOSITION; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; MASS BALANCE; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOATE; RAIN EVENTS; RIVER CATCHMENT; RIVER WATER; SMALL CATCHMENT; STORM WATER RUNOFF; SUBCATCHMENTS; SURFACE RUNOFFS; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER DISCHARGES;

CATCHMENTS; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

ALKYL GROUP; DRINKING WATER; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATE DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROSULFONATE DERIVATIVE; RAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIFFUSION; DISCHARGE; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; MASS BALANCE; MOBILIZATION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; HYDROLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIVERS;

EID: 82355165193     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202140e     Document Type: Article

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