High-technology metals as emerging contaminants: Strong increase of anthropogenic gadolinium levels in tap water of Berlin, Germany, from 2009 to 2012

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 191-197

  Tepe, N ^a   Romero, M ^a   Bau, M ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; EFFLUENTS; GADOLINIUM; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMPURITIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RIVERS;

BERLIN , GERMANY; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; MICROCONTAMINANT; MONITORING PROGRAMS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PRODUCTION WELLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; GADOLINIUM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METAL; MONITORING; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

BERLIN; ENGLAND; GERMANY; HAVEL RIVER; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899675900     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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