Partitioning of fluoranthene between free and bound forms in stormwater runoff and other urban discharges using passive dosing

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6002-6012

  Birch, Heidi ^a   Mayer, Philipp ^b   Lützhøft, Hans Christian Holten ^a   Mikkelsen, Peter Steen ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Free fraction; Partition ratio; Passive dosing; Poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH); Sorption; Stormwater runoff

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; LAKES; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SORPTION; STORM SEWERS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

FREE FRACTION; PARTITION RATIOS; PASSIVE DOSING; POLY AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; STORM WATER RUNOFF;

STORMS;

CARBON 14; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORANTHENE; ORGANIC CARBON; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUORANTHENE; PAH; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POLYMER; POWER PLANT; RUNOFF; SORPTION; STORMWATER; TOXICITY; URBAN DRAINAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DENMARK; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE DOSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE PARTITIONING; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

DENMARK;

EID: 84867139055     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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