Field Measurement of Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Material as a Means of Early Detection of Leachate Plumes

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 226, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Graham, P W ^a   Baker, A ^a   Andersen, M S ^a   Acworth, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluorescent dissolved organic material; Fluorescent whitening agents; Landfill leachate plume; Optical fluorescence; PARAFAC; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; FLUORESCENCE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PHOTODEGRADATION; POSITIVE IONS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATERIALS; FLUORESCENT WHITENING AGENTS; LANDFILL LEACHATES; OPTICAL FLUORESCENCE; PARAFAC;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FERROUS ION; FLUORESCENT DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATERIAL; FLUORIDE ION; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORESCENCE; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLUME;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORESCENCE; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLUME; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL WEST; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84935864590     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-015-2475-6     Document Type: Article

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