The influence of natural organic matter and cations on the rejection of endocrine disrupting and pharmaceutically active compounds by nanofiltration

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 613-622

  Comerton, Anna M ^a   Andrews, Robert C ^a   Bagley, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cations; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Nanofiltration; Natural organic matter; Pharmaceutically active compounds

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; LAKES; NANOFILTRATION; POSITIVE IONS;

CATION CONCENTRATIONS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL WATERS; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; POLAR COMPOUNDS; WATER MATRICES;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FILTRATION; LAKE WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RIVER WATER;

EID: 59349089796     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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