Role of membranes and activated carbon in the removal of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals

Desalination

Volumn 202, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 156-181

  Snyder, Shane A ^a   Adham, Samer ^b   Redding, Adam M ^c   Cannon, Fred S ^c   DeCarolis, James ^b   Oppenheimer, Joan ^b   Wert, Eric C ^a   Yoon, Yeomin ^d  

^a SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d CH2M HILL ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Emerging contaminant; Endocrine disruptor; GAC; Membrane; Pharmaceutical; Reuse; Reverse osmosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; MICROFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33751529304     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2005.12.052     Document Type: Article

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