Comparing steroid estrogen, and nonylphenol content across a range of European sewage plants with different treatment and management practices

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-58

  Johnson, A C ^a   Aerni, H R ^b   Gerritsen, A ^c   Gibert, M ^d   Giger, W ^b   Hylland, K ^e   Jurgens M ^a   Nakari, T ^f   Pickering, A ^a   Suter, M J F ^b   Svenson, A ^g   Wettstein, F E ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^d France ^*  (France)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupters; Estradiol; Estrone; Ethinyl estradiol; Nonylphenol; Sewage treatment works

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDRAULICS; OXIDATION; WATER;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT); SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS (STW); SLUDGE RETENTION TIME (SRT); STEROID ESTROGEN;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL; STEROID; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; FILTER; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 19944389872     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.07.025     Document Type: Article

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