Assessment of trace estrogenic contaminants removal by coagulant addition, powdered activated carbon adsorption and powdered activated carbon/microfiltration processes

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 736-742

  Chang, Sheng ^a   Waite, T David ^a   Ong, Peter E A ^a   Schäfer, Andrea I ^a   Fane, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPURITIES; MASS TRANSFER; REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ESTROGENS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON (PAC);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; MICROFILTRATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 3142711744     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:7(736)     Document Type: Article

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