Comparison of the removal efficiency of endocrine disrupting compounds in pilot scale sewage treatment processes

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1582-1592

  Lee, Jiho ^a   Lee, Byoung C ^a   Ra, Jin S ^a   Cho, Jaeweon ^a   Kim, In S ^a   Chang, Nam I ^b   Kim, Hyun K ^b   Kim, Sang D ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Youngsan River Environmental Research Laboratory   (South Korea)

Author keywords

E screen assay; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Estrogenic activity; GC MS; Sewage treatment processes

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HORMONES; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

E-SCREEN ASSAY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT PROCESSES;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; NONYLPHENOL;

BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HORMONES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BIOASSAY; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FILTRATION; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 41149104518     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.021     Document Type: Article

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