Estrogenic personal care products in a greywater reuse system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 45-49

  Andersen, H R ^a   Lundsbye, M ^a   Wedel, H V ^a   Eriksson, E ^a   Ledin, A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Chlorine dioxide; Estrogenic effect; Paraben

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; ESTROGENIC EFFECT; GREYWATER REUSE SYSTEM;

WATER RECYCLING;

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; CHLOROFORM;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; EFFLUENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHLOROFORM; OXIDES; PARABENS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 39449098547     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.821     Document Type: Article

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