Mass balance assessment of triclosan removal during conventional sewage treatment

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 362-369

  Heidler, Jochen ^a   Halden, Rolf U ^a  

^a The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Biosolids; PPCPs; Sludge; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTIMICROBIALS; BIOSOLIDS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; TRICLOSAN;

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; MASS BALANCE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACCURACY; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LIQUID; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845297957     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.04.066     Document Type: Article

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