Fate of estrogens and xenoestrogens in four sewage treatment plants with different technologies

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-94

  Ying, Guang Guo ^a,b   Kookana, Rai S ^b   Kumar, Anu ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkylphenols; Bisphenol A; Effluent; Estrogens; Removal

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OXIDATION; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ALKYLPHENOLS; BISPHENOL A; ESTROGENS;

HORMONES;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; TECHNOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; XENOBIOTICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 1;

EID: 38049050202     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-046.1     Document Type: Article

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