Emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, a food additive and pesticides) in waters of Sydney estuary, Australia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 56-66

  Birch, G F ^a   Drage, D S ^b   Thompson, K ^b   Eaglesham, G ^b   Mueller, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Antidepressants; Emerging contaminants; Sewage; Stormwater; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CATCHMENTS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ESTUARIES; HERBICIDES; PESTICIDES; SEWAGE; STORMS; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; UREA; WASTEWATER;

2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID (2 ,4-D); ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSANTS; ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS; STORMWATERS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 3,4 DICHLOROANILINE; ACESULFAME; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBARIL; CODEINE; COSMETIC; DIURON; DRUG; FLUOXETINE; FOOD ADDITIVE; IOPROMIDE; MECOPROP; PARACETAMOL; PESTICIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SEA WATER; SIMAZINE; STORM WATER; TRAMADOL; VENLAFAXINE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTIBIOTICS; DOMESTIC WASTE; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FOOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PESTICIDE; PPCP; SEWAGE; STORMWATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT; ESTUARY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY ESTUARY;

AUSTRALIA; COSMETICS; ESTUARIES; FOOD ADDITIVES; PESTICIDES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84956586065     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.038     Document Type: Article

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