Occurrence and point source characterization of perfluoroalkyl acids in sewage sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-73

  Alder, Alfredo C ^a   van der Voet, Juergen ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AFFF; Landfill leachate; Metal plating; PFAA; PFOA; PFOS

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; LEACHATE TREATMENT; PLATING; RUNOFF; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; TEXTILE FINISHING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AFFF; LANDFILL LEACHATES; PFAA; PFOA; PFOS;

EFFLUENTS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SORPTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; FIREFIGHTING FOAM; FOAM; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LAUNDRY; METAL INDUSTRY; PAPER INDUSTRY; SLUDGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; TEXTILE FINISHING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

SWITZERLAND;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; SEWAGE; SWITZERLAND; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84926325664     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.07.045     Document Type: Article

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