Pharmaceutical chemicals and endocrine disrupters in municipal wastewater in Tokyo and their removal during activated sludge treatment

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3297-3303

  Nakada, Norihide ^a   Tanishima, Toshikatsu ^a   Shinohara, Hiroyuki ^a   Kiri, Kentaro ^a   Takada, Hideshige ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge treatment; Crotamiton; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Pharmaceuticals; Removal efficiency; Sewage treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRUG PRODUCTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; CROTAMITON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CROTAMITON; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; FENOPROFEN; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; MARKER; MEFENAMIC ACID; NAPROXEN; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PROPYPHENAZONE; THYMOL; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRUG PRODUCTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HYDROPHOBICITY; JAPAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 33748328029     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.06.039     Document Type: Article

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