Phthalates, nonylphenols and LAS in an alternately operated wastewater treatment plant - Fate modelling based on measured concentrations in wastewater and sludge

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1288-1295

  Fauser, Patrik ^a   Vikelsøe, Jørgen ^a   Sørensen, Peter B ^a   Carlsen, Lars ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fate; LAS; Model; Nonylphenol; Phthalate; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SORPTION;

INLET CONDITIONS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL DIETHOXYLATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MODELING; PERFORMANCE; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0037332615     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00482-7     Document Type: Article

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