Persistence of pharmaceutical compounds and other organic wastewater contaminants in a conventional drinking-water-treatment plant

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 329, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 99-113

  Stackelberg, Paul E ^a   Furlong, Edward T ^a   Meyer, Michael T ^a   Zaugg, Steven D ^a   Henderson, Alden K ^b   Reissman, Dori B ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Pharmaceuticals; Wastewater contaminants; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FRAGRANCE COMPOUNDS; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS;

WASTEWATER;

COSMETIC; DRINKING WATER; FLAME RETARDANT; FRAGRANCE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLASTICIZER; SOLVENT;

ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERSISTENCE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FILTER; METABOLITE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242680822     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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