Substance flow analysis as a tool for mitigating the impact of pharmaceuticals on the aquatic system

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2995-3005

  Chèvre, Nathalie ^a   Coutu, Sylvain ^b   Margot, Jonas ^b   Wynn, Htet Kyi ^b   Bader, Hans Peter ^c   Scheidegger, Ruth ^c   Rossi, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Combined sewer overflow; Environmental risk assessment; Micropollutants; Pharmaceuticals; Substance flow analysis; Waste water treatment plant

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; ANTIBIOTICS; COMBINED SEWERS; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; HOSPITALS; LAKES; POPULATION STATISTICS; RIVER POLLUTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL UNCERTAINTY; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MICROPOLLUTANTS; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARBAMAZEPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DICLOFENAC; GABAPENTIN; SURFACE WATER;

ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FLOW PATTERN; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWER NETWORK; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; LAKE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

LAKE GENEVA; LAUSANNE; SWITZERLAND; VAUD; VIDY BAY;

EID: 84876697802     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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