A framework for screening sites at risk from contaminants of emerging concern

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2671-2681

  Diamond, Jerry ^a   Munkittrick, Kelly ^b   Kapo, Katherine E ^c   Flippin, Jennifer ^a  

^a TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^b Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance   (Canada)

^c Waterborne Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminants of emerging concern; Ecological risk assessment; Personal care products; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERNS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; RISK DETERMINATION; TREATED WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PPCP; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OF EMERGING CONCERN; GONAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIST; SCREENING TEST; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

COSMETIC; DRUG; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOTA; COSMETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84950112878     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.3177     Document Type: Article

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