Fate of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in percolating domestic wastewater effluent

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-118

  Sulleabhain C O ^a   Gill, L W ^a   Misstear, Bruce D R ^a   Johnston, P M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Groundwater protection; Septic tanks; Subsoils; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS; ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; GROUNDWATER PROTECTION; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; IRELAND; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; OESTROGEN; OESTROGENS; ONSITE SYSTEMS; SUBSOILS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN; SEPTIC TANKS; SOILS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; OXYGEN DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBSOIL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; IRELAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC TANK; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66549094327     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2008.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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