Continental scale inverse modeling of common organic water contaminants in European rivers

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 162, Issue , 2012, Pages 159-167

  Pistocchi, Alberto ^a   Marinov, Dimitar ^a   Pontes, Saudade ^a   Gawlik, Bernd M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffuse pollution; Emission factors; Inverse modeling of contaminants; Pan European assessment; Personal care products; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE POLLUTION; EMISSION FACTORS; INVERSE MODELING; PAN-EUROPEAN ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS;

CATCHMENTS; CHEMICALS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZOTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BEZAFIBRATE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; ESTRONE; GEMFIBROZIL; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NONYLPHENOL; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SURFACE WATER;

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; DRUG; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INVERSE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SCREENING TEST; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EUROPE; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EUROPE;

EID: 82955217723     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.10.031     Document Type: Article

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