Removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in activated sludge treatment works

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 4697-4703

  Johnson, Andrew C ^a   Sumpter, John P ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PURIFICATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACCUMULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ALKYLPHENOL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HORMONE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; FRESH WATER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SEWAGE;

EID: 0035892785     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es010171j     Document Type: Review

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