Temporal dynamics of antibiotics in wastewater treatment plant influent

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 458-460, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-26

  Coutu, Sylvain ^a   Wyrsch, V ^a   Wynn, H K ^a   Rossi, L ^a   Barry, D A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fluctuation; Mass loading; Pharmaceuticals; Sampling; Time scale; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; FLUCTUATION; MASS LOADINGS; SAMPLE CONCENTRATION; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; TIME-SCALES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DRUG PRODUCTS; LOADING; SAMPLING; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TIME MEASUREMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG; SAMPLING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; MASS FLUX; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SUMMER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASONS; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84877128702     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.017     Document Type: Article

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