Occurrence of anionic surfactants in treated sewage: Risk assessment to aquatic environment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 362-370

  Mungray, Arvind Kumar ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^b  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Anionic surfactants; Oxidation pond; Risk quotient; Up flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; LAKES; LITHIUM ALLOYS; OXIDATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PUMPING PLANTS; REMOVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGES; ANAEROBIC; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; GREAT-ER; LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATES; OXIDATION POND; OXIDATION PONDS; POLISHING PONDS; RISK QUOTIENT; TREATED EFFLUENTS; TREATMENT PROCESSES; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ANIONIC SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; UPFLOW REACTOR;

ANIONS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 54549102071     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.025     Document Type: Article

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