Assessment of aquatic wastewater pollution in a highly industrialized zone with sediment linear alkylbenzenes

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 724-730

  Zhang, Kai ^a,b   Wang, Ji Zhong ^a   Liang, Bo ^a,b   Shen, Ru Lang ^a   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; Dongjiang River; Linear alkylbenzenes; River sediment; Wastewater discharge

Indexed keywords

CURRENT REGULATIONS; LINEAR ALKYL BENZENE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; PAPER MILL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIVER SEDIMENT; RIVERINE SEDIMENTS; SAMPLING SITE; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SOUTH CHINA; STUDY AREAS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNTREATED WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WASTEWATER POLLUTION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEGRADATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); LABORATORIES; LINEAR REGRESSION; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALKYLBENZENE; DETERGENT; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; DISCHARGE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PAH; POLLUTION POLICY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DRY WEIGHT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWER OUTFALL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ALKYLATION; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LINEAR MODELS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; URBANIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; DONG RIVER;

EID: 84862827721     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1768     Document Type: Article

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