The impact of process variables on the removal of PBDEs and NPEOs during simulated activated sludge treatment

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Langford, Katherine ^a   Scrimshaw, Mark ^b   Lester, John ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PBDE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FLAME RETARDANTS; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34249791179     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0052-0     Document Type: Article

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