Spatio-temporal assessment of perfluorinated compounds in the Brisbane River system, Australia: Impact of a major flood event

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 597-605

  Gallen, Christie ^a   Baduel, Christine ^a   Lai, Foon Yin ^a   Thompson, Kristie ^a   Thompson, Jack ^a   Warne, Michael ^a,b   Mueller, Jochen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Floodwater; Perfluorinated chemicals; PFOA; PFOS; Urban

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; RIVERS;

AUSTRALIA; FLOODWATER; PERFLUORINATED CHEMICALS; PFOA; PFOS; URBAN;

FLOODS;

FLUOROTELOMER SULFONATE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROBUTANESULFONATE; PERFLUORODECANOATE; PERFLUOROHEPTANOATE; PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONATE; PERFLUOROHEXANOATE; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOATE SULPHONATE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; RIVER WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLUOROCARBON; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOODING; POLLUTANT; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER SYSTEM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLOODING; MASS; RIVER; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE RIVER; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND;

AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; FLUOROCARBONS; RIVERS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84906236948     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.02.014     Document Type: Article

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