Medically-derived 131I in municipal sewage effluent

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 5663-5671

  Rose, Paula S ^a   Swanson, R Lawrence ^a   Cochran, J Kirk ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iodine; Medical radioisotopes; Nuclear medicine; Sewage; Sewage effluent; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DISEASES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; IODINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SURFACE DISCHARGES; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BACTERIAL POPULATION; DERIVED MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPES; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

IODINE 131; SURFACE WATER; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; CANCER; DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HALF LIFE; IODINE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RETENTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TIME SERIES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL WASTE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RECYCLING; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THYROID CANCER; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84865973500     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.07.045     Document Type: Article

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