Behaviors and environmental risk assessment of estrogenic endocrine disruptors in anaerobic domestic wastewater treatment

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1716-1721

  Wang, Yu ^a   Yuan, Tao ^a   Hu, Jiang Yong ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaerobic filter; Environmental risk assessment; Estrogenic endocrine disruptors; Removal; Sludge adsorption; Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ESTROGENS; PHENOLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 67649826547     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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