Distribution and fate of perfluoroalkyl substances in municipal wastewater treatment plants in economically developed areas of China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 176, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-17

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Zhang, Yating ^a   Taniyasu, Sachi ^b   Yeung, Leo W Y ^b,c   Lam, Paul K S ^c   Wang, Jianshe ^a   Li, Xinhai ^a   Yamashita, Nobuyoshi ^b   Dai, Jiayin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Economically developed areas of China; Fate; Municipal wastewater treatment plants; Perfluoroalkyl substances

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED AREAS OF CHINA; FATE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES; INFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROBUTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACIDS; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PERFLUBUTANE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLUDGE; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CHINA;

EID: 84873658091     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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