Fate of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) during anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2139-2150

  Carballa, Marta ^a   Omil, Francisco ^a   Ternes, Thomas ^b   Lema, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Mesophilic; PPCPs; Sewage sludge; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG PRODUCTS; HORMONES; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

OESTROGENS; THERMOPHILIC RANGE;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GALAXOLIDE; IBUPROFEN; IOPROMIDE; MUSK; NAPROXEN; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TONALIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG PRODUCTS; HORMONES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34247120654     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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