Plasticizers and their degradation products in the process streams of a large urban physicochemical sewage treatment plant

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 153-162

  Barnabe S ^a   Beauchesne, I ^b   Cooper, D G ^a   Nicell, J A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Metabolites; Plasticizers; Primary; Sludge; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; METABOLITES; PLASTICIZERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; SOLID RESIDUES;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

2 ETHYLHEXANAL; 2 ETHYLHEXANOIC ACID; 2 ETHYLHEXANOL; BIS (2 ETHYLHEXYL) ADIPATE; BIS (2 ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE; BIS (2 ETHYLHEXYL) TEREPHTHALATE; HEXANAL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; PHTHALIC ACID; PLASTICIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; METABOLITES; PLASTICIZERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LABORATORY METHOD; METABOLITE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLASTIC WASTE; STREAM; URBAN AREA; WASTE TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EFFLUENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SYNTHESIS; WASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CANADA; MONTREAL; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 37349049742     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.07.043     Document Type: Article

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