Input characterization of perfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater treatment plants: Source discrimination by exploratory data analysis

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3101-3109

  Xiao, Feng ^a,b   Halbach, Thomas R ^a   Simcik, Matt F ^b   Gulliver, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial wastewater; PFHxA; PFOA; Point source; Source apportionment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; PFHXA; PFOA; POINT SOURCES; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

ALCOHOL; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DATABASE; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POINT SOURCE; URBAN POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860431244     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

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