Occurrence and suitability of pharmaceuticals and personal care products as molecular markers for raw wastewater contamination in surface water and groundwater

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4727-4740

  Tran, Ngoc Han ^a   Li, Jinhua ^b   Hu, Jiangyong ^a   Ong, Say Leong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Molecular markers; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products; Surface water

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; DRUG; EFFLUENT; GROUNDWATER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; COSMETIC; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DRUG; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; COSMETICS; DEET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GROUNDWATER; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84895887904     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2428-9     Document Type: Article

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