Anthropogenic organic micro-pollutants and pathogens in the urban water cycle: Assessment, barriers and risk communication (ASKURIS)

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jekel, Martin ^a   Ruhl, Aki Sebastian ^a   Meinel, Felix ^a   Zietzschmann, Frederik ^a   Lima, Stephan Pflugmacher ^a   Baur, Nina ^a   Wenzel, Melanie ^a   Gnirß, Regina ^b   Sperlich, Alexander ^b   Dünnbier, Uwe ^b   Böckelmann, Uta ^b   Hummelt, Daniel ^b   Van Baar, Patricia ^b   Wode, Florian ^b   Petersohn, Dietmar ^b   Grummt, Tamara ^c   Eckhardt, Alexander ^c   Schulz, Wolfgang ^d   Heermann, Alexandra ^d   Reemtsma, Thorsten ^e   Seiwert, Bettina ^e   Schlittenbauer, Linda ^e   Lesjean, Boris ^f   Miehe, Ulf ^f   Remy, Christian ^f   Stapf, Michael ^f   Mutz, Daniel ^f   more..

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BERLINER WASSERBETRIEBE   (Germany)

^c UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^d Zweckverband Landeswasserversorgung Betriebs und Forschungslaboratorium   (Germany)

^e HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^f Berlin Centre of Competence for Water   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated carbon adsorption; Advanced wastewater treatment; Anthropogenic trace compounds; Human bio monitoring; Non target mass spectrometry; Organic micro pollutants; Ozonation; Pathogens; Risk perception; Toxicological assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84887662147     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2190-4715-25-20     Document Type: Review

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