Introduction to contaminants of emerging concern in the environment: Ecological and human health considerations

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1048, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-6

  Halden, R U ^a,b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

CECs; Emerging contaminants; Organic wastewater compounds; OWCs; Perfluorinated compounds; PPCPs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CECS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; ORGANIC WASTEWATER COMPOUNDS; OWCS; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PPCPS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84903816557     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2010-1048.ch001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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