Removal of selected natural and synthetic estrogenic compounds in a Canadian full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant

Water Environment Research

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 795-800

  Cicek, Nazim ^a   Londry, Kathleen ^a   Oleszkiewicz, Jan A ^a   Wong, Denny ^a   Lee, Yoomin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Earth Tech Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge treatment; Effluent; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Equalization basin; Estrogens; Hormones; Lagoon; Municipal wastewater treatment plant; UV disinfection

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; HORMONES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; EQUALIZATION BASIN; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; HORMONES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; LAGOON; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; LAGOON; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTOR; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISINFECTION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BIOREACTORS; CANADA; DISINFECTION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34648854469     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143007X175744     Document Type: Article

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