PAHs in Natural Waters: Natural and Anthropogenic Sources, and Environmental Behavior

Discharges into the Surface Waters ... 15 2.2 PAHs as Environmental Pollutants ... 16 2.3 Natural Sources of PAHs ... 20 2.4 Anthropogenic Sources of PAHs in the Aquatic Environment ... 212.4.1 Fossil Fuel Extraction, Refining, and Burning...22 2.4.2 Industrial Sources ...23 2.4.3 Municipal Sources...

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Published inWastewater Treatment pp. 26 - 61
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2015
Taylor & Francis Group
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Summary:Discharges into the Surface Waters ... 15 2.2 PAHs as Environmental Pollutants ... 16 2.3 Natural Sources of PAHs ... 20 2.4 Anthropogenic Sources of PAHs in the Aquatic Environment ... 212.4.1 Fossil Fuel Extraction, Refining, and Burning...22 2.4.2 Industrial Sources ...23 2.4.3 Municipal Sources ...25 2.4.4 Agriculture Sources ... 26 2.4.5 Contaminated Sites ... 26 2.4.6 Extraterrestrial Sources ... 262.5 Abiotic Environmental Transformations ... 27 2.5.1 Chemical Oxidation ... 27 2.5.2 Photochemical Oxidation ...28 2.5.3 Biological Transformations ...28
ISBN:1482243172
9781482243178
DOI:10.1201/9781351229128-5