Removal of estrone, 17α-ethinylestradiol, and 17ß-estradiol in algae and duckweed-based wastewater treatment systems

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 824-833

  Shi, Wenxin ^a,b   Wang, Lizheng ^b   Rousseau, Diederik P L ^b   Lens, Piet N L ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; 17 ethinylestradiol; Algae pond; Duckweed pond; Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs); Estrone; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOENGINEERING; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MASS BALANCE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POND; RECYCLING; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; ANABAENA CYLINDRICA; CHLOROCOCCUS; LEMNA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FRESH WATER;

ALGA; ARACEAE; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; ARACEAE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FRESH WATER; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77951699324     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0301-7     Document Type: Article

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