Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence
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Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence.
Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) detected in groundwater may have adverse effects on human health and aquatic ecosystems. This paper reviews the existing occurrence data in groundwater for a range of EOCs including pharmaceutical, personal care, 'life-style' and selected industrial compounds. The main sources and pathways for organic EOCs in groundwater are reviewed, with occurrence data fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Pollution
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0269-7491
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.034