Monitoring the occurrence of emerging contaminants in treated wastewater and groundwater between 2008 and 2010. The Baix Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 239-240, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-39

  Cabeza, Y ^a   Candela, L ^a   Ronen, D ^b   Teijon, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Emerging contaminants; Groundwater; Monitoring; Treated wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; ADDITIONAL TREATMENT; ADVANCED TREATMENT; AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AQUIFER MEDIA; BARCELONA , SPAIN; CONFINED AQUIFERS; DIFFERENT ORIGINS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; INJECTION WELLS; LOW CONCENTRATION LEVELS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); TREATED WASTEWATER; UV DISINFECTION;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LEAD; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); MONITORING; PESTICIDES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

DIOXIN; GROUND WATER; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; CADMIUM; CONFINED AQUIFER; DEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NICKEL; PAH; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION MONITORING; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SPAIN; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

COSMETICS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; METALS, HEAVY; PESTICIDES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SPAIN; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84867720022     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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