Removal of endocrine disrupting compounds with membrane processes in wastewater treatment and reuse

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Wintgens, T ^a   Gallenkemper, M ^a   Melin, T ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupter; Landfill leachate; Membrane bioreactor; Nanofiltration; Reverse osmosis; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE; HORMONES; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NANOFILTRATION; REUSABILITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BISPHENROL A (BPA); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; HORMONE; NONYLPHENOL;

BIOREACTOR; LEACHATE; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HYDROPHOBICITY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 5444255061     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0301     Document Type: Article

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