Sources and mass flows of xenobiotics in urban water cycles: an overview on current knowledge and data gaps.
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Bester, K., Lundy, L., Wahlberg, C. and McArdell, C. 2008. Sources and mass flows of xenobiotics in urban water cycles: an overview on current knowledge and data gaps. Water Air and Soil Pollution:Focus. 8 (5-6), pp. 407-423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11267-008-9189-3
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Title | Sources and mass flows of xenobiotics in urban water cycles: an overview on current knowledge and data gaps. |
Authors | Bester, K., Lundy, L., Wahlberg, C. and McArdell, C. |
Abstract | In this study, the current most relevant compounds in waste water are discussed in relation to data available on their sources and mass flows in waste water treatment. In most western European situations, the highest contributions to the mass flow of xenobiotics stem from household and services applications (e.g. personal care compounds, pharmaceuticals, steroid hormones, fluorinated detergents etc.) as well as building and constructing environments (e.g. flame retardants, plasticizers, UV-Blockers and biocides), while the contribution from industrial point sources such as incineration industries e.g. coal, tar, steel and gas production (such as PAHs, PCBs, dioxins, etc.) as well as chemical industries are decreasing in relevance in terms of input and are of more local relevance nowadays. |
Publisher | Springer |
Journal | Water Air and Soil Pollution:Focus |
ISSN | 1567-7230 |
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2008 | |
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Deposited | 22 Feb 2010 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11267-008-9189-3 |
Language | English |
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