Behaviour of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a sewage treatment plant of northwest Spain

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 29-35

  Carballa, M ^a   Omil, F ^a   Lema, J M ^a   Llompart, M ^a   Garcia C ^a   Rodriguez, I ^a   Gomez M ^b   Ternes, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Central Laboratory   (Spain)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cosmetics; Pharmaceuticals; PPCP's; Sewage treatment plant; Wastewaters

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ADSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DRUG PRODUCTS; FRAGRANCES; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE AERATION; SEWAGE TANKS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACIDIC COMPOUNDS; AERATION TANK; COSMETICS; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (PPCPS); REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; SPAIN;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FRAGRANCE; GALAXOLIDE; IBUPROFEN; IOPROMIDE; NAPROXEN; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TONALIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPAIN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 28444491925     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0218     Document Type: Article

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