Removal and degradation characteristics of natural and synthetic estrogens by activated sludge in batch experiments

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 573-582

  Hashimoto, T ^a   Murakami, T ^a  

^a Japan Sewage Works Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Degradation; Estrogen; Solids retention time (SRT); Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEGRADATION CHARACTERISTICS; NATURAL ESTROGEN; OESTROGENS; REMOVAL CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE SAMPLES; SOLID RETENTION TIME; SYNTHETIC ESTROGENS; WATER PHASIS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 59349083329     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.10.051     Document Type: Article

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