Efficiency of nanofiltration for the elimination of steroids from water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 9-14

  Weber, Stefanie ^a   Gallenkemper, M ^a   Melin, T ^a   Dott, Wolfgang ^a   Hollender, Juliane ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elimination; Nanofiltration; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONES; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; NANOFILTRATION; POLYETHERS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; STEROIDS;

WATER FILTRATION;

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESTRANOL; POLYAMIDE; POLYETHERSULFONE; PROGESTERONE; SITOSTEROL; STEROID; WATER;

MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NANOFILTRATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE; SYNTHETIC MEMBRANE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NANOFILTRATION; POROSITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 5444250482     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0302     Document Type: Article

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