Persistence of artificial sweeteners in a 15-year-old septic system plume

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 477, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-54

  Robertson, W D ^a   Van Stempvoort, D R ^b   Solomon, D K ^c   Homewood, J ^a   Brown, S J ^b   Spoelstra, J ^a,b   Schiff, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Groundwater; Helium; Tracers; Tritium; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DATING; ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BACKGROUND VALUE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; DUST SUPPRESSANT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MAJOR IONS; MEAN VALUES; MULTIPLE SOURCE; ONTARIO , CANADA; ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS; SEPTIC SYSTEM; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; WASTEWATER IMPACT; WASTEWATER INDICATORS; WEAK ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELIUM; PATHOGENS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; TRITIUM; WASTEWATER;

GROUNDWATER;

ADSORPTION; ADVECTION; AGE DETERMINATION; DILUTION; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HELIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERSISTENCE; PLUME; SEWAGE; TRACER; TRITIUM; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; LONG POINT; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84871496204     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.10.048     Document Type: Article

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