Applications of fluorescence spectroscopy for predicting percent wastewater in an urban stream

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4374-4381

  Goldman, Jami H ^a,b   Rounds, Stewart A ^b   Needoba, Joseph A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USGS Oregon Water Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SYSTEM; CARBON RESERVOIRS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE; HIGH RESOLUTION; IN-SITU; MODEL RESULTS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; MULTIVARIATE LINEAR REGRESSION MODEL; PORTLAND , OREGON; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIVER WATERSHEDS; STATISTICAL APPROACH; URBAN REGIONS; URBAN STREAM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER QUALITY INDICATORS;

ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LINEAR REGRESSION; RIVERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EFFLUENTS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LAKE; STREAM (RIVER); URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

CARBON; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LINEAR MODELS; OREGON; RIVERS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS;

OREGON; TUALATIN BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859832219     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2041114     Document Type: Article

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