Review of risk from potential emerging contaminants in UK groundwater

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 416, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-21

  Stuart, Marianne ^a   Lapworth, Dan ^a   Crane, Emily ^a   Hart, Alwyn ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging contaminants; Groundwater; Pesticides; Pharmaceuticals; Risk assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; INDUSTRIAL COMPOUNDS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; POINT SOURCES; POLAR MOLECULES; POTENTIAL RISKS; TRICLOSAN; UK ENVIRONMENT AGENCY;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AMIDES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; POLLUTION DETECTION; POTABLE WATER; PYRIDINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BACTERICIDE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DRINKING WATER; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; FLAME RETARDANT; FOOD ADDITIVE; FRAGRANCE; GROUND WATER; HORMONE; IONIC LIQUID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NANOMATERIAL; NICOTINE; PESTICIDE; POLYACRYLAMIDE; STEROL; SUNSCREEN; SURFACE WATER; SURFACTANT; TRICLOSAN; TRIHALOMETHANE;

DRINKING WATER; DRUG; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856232961     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.11.072     Document Type: Review

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