Concentrations and mass loadings of hormones, alkylphenols, and alkylphenol ethoxylates in healthcare facility wastewaters

Chemosphere

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1056-1062

  Nagarnaik, P M ^a   Mills, M A ^b   Boulanger, B ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkyphenol; EDC; Healthcare; Hormones; Mass loading; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING; CHAIN LENGTH; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HORMONES; HOSPITALS; INDEPENDENT LIVING SYSTEMS; NURSING; PHENOLS; STEROID HORMONES; WASTEWATER;

ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; ALKYPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HORMONE CONCENTRATION; MASS LOADINGS; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; OCTYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES;

LOADING;

ALKYLPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL POLYOXYETHYL ETHER; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HORMONE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT SOURCE; STEROID; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; SEWER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER LOADING;

EID: 75149177975     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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