Treatment and removal strategies for estrogens from wastewater

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-267

  Koh, Y K K ^a   Chiu, T Y ^b   Boobis, A ^a   Cartmell, E ^b   Scrimshaw, M D ^c   Lester, J N ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupters; Steroid estrogens; Treatment strategies; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; REDOX REACTIONS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

OPERATING PARAMETERS; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; STEROID ESTROGENS; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION; TRACE CONCENTRATIONS; TREATMENT STRATEGIES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; IRON DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE OXIDE; SURFACE WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HORMONES; REDOX REACTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHLORINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; NANOANALYSIS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OZONATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE SETTLING; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 45849105192     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330802099122     Document Type: Review

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