Occurrence and dynamics of micropollutants in a karst aquifer

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 173, Issue , 2013, Pages 133-137

  Morasch, Barbara ^a,b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Autochthonous endokarst microbial community; Drinking water quality; Karst aquifer; Micropollutants

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE CONCENTRATION; HUMAN POPULATION; KARST AQUIFER; KARST GROUNDWATER; KARST SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROPOLLUTANTS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS; WIDE SPECTRUM;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HERBICIDES; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER;

LANDFORMS;

ATRAZINE; AZITHROMYCIN; DICLOFENAC; FUNGICIDE; GROUND WATER; KETOPROFEN; METOPROLOL; NAPROXEN; NORFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; PESTICIDE; PRIMIDONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ATRAZINE; DRINKING WATER; FUNGICIDE; KARST; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KARST AQUIFER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; SEWER; SWITZERLAND; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WINTER;

AGRICULTURE; ATRAZINE; CALCIUM SULFATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; PESTICIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER RESOURCES;

JURA [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84870161195     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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