Caffeine as an indicator for the quantification of untreated wastewater in karst systems

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 395-402

  Hillebrand, Olav ^a   Nödler, Karsten ^a   Licha, Tobias ^a   Sauter, Martin ^a   Geyer, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct sewage leakage; Groundwater quality; Human impact; Karst vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CAFFEINE; CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; POTABLE WATER; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; DIRECT SEWAGE LEAKAGE; DRINKING-WATER QUALITIES; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HUMAN IMPACT; KARST AQUIFER; KARST SYSTEM; KARST VULNERABILITY; MASS FLOW; UNTREATED WASTEWATER;

SEWAGE;

CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; PARAXANTHINE; THEOBROMINE; WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFILTRATION; KARST; LEAKAGE; RECHARGE; SEWAGE; SPRING WATER; VULNERABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; KARST SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84355166498     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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