Priority analysis for controlling endocrine disrupting chemicals in municipal wastewater treatment plants of China

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 384-390

  Sui, Qian ^a   Huang, Jun ^a   Yu, Gang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological risk; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Estrogenicity; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CITY; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

CHINA; CITIES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; PHENOLS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 61349113959     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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