Multitracer experiment to evaluate the attenuation of selected organic micropollutants in a karst aquifer

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 506-507, Issue , 2015, Pages 338-343

  Hillebrand, Olav ^a   Nödler, Karsten ^a   Sauter, Martin ^a   Licha, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fast flowing system; In situ transport parameter estimation; Tracer test; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DRUG PRODUCTS; EXPERIMENTS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; POTABLE WATER; SPRINGS (WATER); WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER CHARACTERISTICS; FAST FLOWING SYSTEM; HIGH HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES; MULTI-TRACER EXPERIMENTS; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS; POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS; TRACER TESTS; VULNERABILITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ACESULFAME; ATENOLOL; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC CHEMICALS; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANINE; GROUND WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUIFER; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KARST; POLLUTANT; SINKHOLE; TRACER; VULNERABILITY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GERMANY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KARST AQUIFER; ORGANIC POLLUTION; SHORT RESIDENCE TIME; TIME; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALF LIFE TIME; PROCEDURES; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

GERMANY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; GROUNDWATER; HALF-LIFE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84911433568     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.102     Document Type: Article

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