Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Mass Balance and Comparison of Wastewater Effluent and Upstream Sources in a Mixed-Use Watershed

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 36-45

  Fairbairn, David J ^a   Arnold, William A ^b   Barber, Brian L ^a   Kaufenberg, Elizabeth F ^a,c   Koskinen, William C ^a   Novak, Paige J ^b   Rice, Pamela J ^a   Swackhamer, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; EFFLUENTS; FLAVONOIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATERSHEDS;

CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERNS; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; MASS BALANCE ANALYSIS; MITIGATION STRATEGY; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

4 NONYLPHENOL; ACETOCHLOR; ATRAZINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBARIL; DAIDZEIN; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; HERBICIDE; MECOPROP; METOLACHLOR; PARACETAMOL; TRIMETHOPRIM; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTIBIOTICS; EFFLUENT; HERBICIDE; POLLUTANT; PPCP; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTAMINANT OF EMERGING CONCERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE WATER EFFLUENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATERSHED; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHY; MINNESOTA; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; MINNESOTA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84953439310     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03109     Document Type: Article

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