Occurrence, fate, and fluxes of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in an urban catchment: Marina Reservoir, Singapore

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2439-2446

  Nguyen, Viet Tung ^a   Gin, Karina Yew Hoong ^a   Reinhard, Martin ^b   Liu, Changhui ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fresh water; Perfluorochemicals; Reservoir; Runoff; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; CATCHMENT AREA; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DEPTH PROFILE; DRY WEATHER FLOW; FIRST FLUSH; FRESH WATER; HIGH CONCENTRATION; NON-POINT SOURCE; PERFLUOROCARBONS; PERFLUOROCHEMICALS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOATE; SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTIC; SINGAPORE; STORM EVENTS; STORM RUNOFF; STORMWATERS; SURFACE LAYERS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; URBAN CATCHMENT;

CARBOXYLATION; CATCHMENTS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LEACHING; MARINAS; RUNOFF; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION; STORMS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEA WATER; STORM WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LEACHING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SEAWATER; URBAN AREA; URBAN SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROLOGY; LEACHING; RESERVOIR; RIVER; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SINGAPORE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WEATHER;

FLUOROCARBONS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RAIN; SEAWATER; SINGAPORE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

MARINA BAY [SINGAPORE]; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84872730667     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.475     Document Type: Article

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