Surface Water Degradation by Human Activities
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چکیده
Contents 1. Introduction 2. Causative materials for contamination of surface water 3. Heavy metals 4. Pollution for the phthalate esters caused from human activities 5. Endocrine disrupting chemicals 6. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) 6.1. Organic chlorinated chemicals 6.2. Organic phosphorylated chemicals 6.3. Other agricultural chemicals 6.4. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) 7. Evaluation of aquatic environment using stable isotope ratio of nitrogen and carbon in sediments and aquatic organisms Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketch
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