Potential for 17Β -estradiol and estrone degradation in a recharge aquifer system

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 819-826

  Lim, Tok Hoon ^a   Gin, Karina Yew Hoong ^a   Chow, San San ^a   Chen, Yue Hua ^a   Reinhard, Martin ^b   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Contaminants; Methane; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

BIOTRANSFORMATION; DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; IMPURITIES; METHANOL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; IMPURITIES; METHANOL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GROUNDWATER; METHANOL; MICROCOSM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; STEROL; WASTEWATER;

EID: 34547628690     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:8(819)     Document Type: Article

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