Organic Contaminants in Riverine and Groundwater Systems Aspects of the Anthropogenic Contribution /

• Main Author: Schwarzbauer, Jan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Environment.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Organic chemistry.; Hydrogeology.; Ecotoxicology.; Pollution.; Pollution, general.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Organic Chemistry.

It is known for milleniums, that water is forming the principle base for the total biosphere including human beings ('Thales [of Milet] says that it [the nature of things] is water' Aristoteles, Metaph. 983 b20), Nevertheless, basically the anthropogenic activities and human requirements,...

Table of Contents:

• Low molecular weight anthropogenic compounds in groundwater
• Occurrence of low molecular weight anthropogenic compounds in riverine water and corresponding sediments
• Fate and distribution of organic contaminants in riverine systems
• Particle associated output of organic contaminants from riverine systems
• Summary and conclusions
• References.