Organic chemical and heavy metal contaminants in wastewaters discharged from two textile manufacturing facilities in Indonesia

Brigden, K., Labunska, I., Santillo, D., Wang, M. & Johnston, P. (2013)  Organic chemical and heavy metal contaminants in wastewaters discharged from two textile manufacturing facilities in Indonesia. Greenpeace Research Laboratories Technical Report 02-2013, April 2013 Technical Report 02-2013

Levels and distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soil, sediment and dust samples collected from various electronic waste recycling sites within Guiyu town, southern China

Labunska, I., Harrad, S., Santillo, D., Johnston, P. & Brigden, K. (2013) Levels and distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soil, sediment and dust samples collected from various electronic waste recycling sites within Guiyu town, southern China.  Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 15 (2), 503 – 511 DOI: 10.1039/c2em30785e Download paper from journal website

Organic chemical and heavy metal contaminants in wastewater discharged from three textile manufacturing and washing facilities in Mexico

Labunska, I., Brigden, K., Santillo, D. & Johnston, P. (2012)  Organic chemical and heavy metal contaminants in wastewater discharged from three textile manufacturing and washing facilities in Mexico. Greenpeace Research Laboratories Technical Report 08-2012, November 2012 TechnicalReport-08-2012

Organic chemical and heavy metal contaminants from communal wastewater treatment plants with links to textile manufacturing, and in river water impacted by wastewater from a textile dye manufacturing facility, in China

Brigden, K., Labunska, I., Johnston, P. & Santillo, D. (2012)  Organic chemical and heavy metal contaminants from communal wastewater treatment plants with links to textile manufacturing, and in river water impacted by wastewater from a textile dye manufacturing facility, in China. Greenpeace Research Laboratories Technical Report 07-2012, November 2012 TechnicalReport-07-2012

Heavy metal and organic chemical contaminants in wastewater discharged from leather tanneries in the Lanús district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 2011

Labunska, I., Brigden, K., Santillo D. & Johnston, P. (2012) Heavy metal and organic chemical contaminants in wastewater discharged from leather tanneries in the Lanús district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 2011. Greenpeace Research Laboratories Technical Note 07‐2011, publ. March 2012: 33 pp.

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RUSSIAN REFUSE III: Investigation of organic and heavy metal contaminants input and distribution in selected rivers of the Russian Federation

The current study investigated selected aspects of pollution in rivers of the Russian
Federation including those which receive substantial amount of wastewaters direct from
industry and via common wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). In April-May 2010,
Greenpeace collected thirty one samples including river water, sediments and wastewaters
from industrial and WWTP discharges into the following rivers: Syas, Svir`, Sheksna,
Koshta, Volga, and Moskva. Sample of surface water from the Krasny Bor toxic waste
landfill drainage canal was also collected. From the current study, it is evident that highly
complex wastes containing a variety of toxic chemicals are being discharged of into natural
watercourses.