Evaluation of the STP model: Comparison of modelled and experimental results for ten polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Chemosphere

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1802-1806

  Wang, Jian ^a   McPhedran, Kerry N ^a   Seth, Rajesh ^a   Drouillard, Ken G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Chemical fate and transport; Mass balance model; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Screening level risk assessment; Sewage treatment

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIODEGRADATION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHEMICAL FATE AND TRANSPORT; MASS BALANCE MODEL; SCREENING LEVEL RISK ASSESSMENT;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIODEGRADATION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MASS BALANCE; MODELING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE;

EID: 35448996957     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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