The application of membrane bioreactors as decentralised systems for removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1081-1088

  Le Minh, N ^a   Coleman, H M ^a   Khan, S J ^a   Van Luer, Y ^a   Trang, T T T ^a   Watkins, G ^b   Stuetz, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MidCoast Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Decentralised system; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; Membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; CONCENTRATION OF; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; DECENTRALISED; DECENTRALISED SYSTEMS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; HIGH-SOLIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STEROIDAL ESTROGENS; TRIMETHOPRIM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; BIOSOLIDS; CHEMICALS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REMOVAL; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANDROSTERONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETIOCHOLANONE; SULFADIAZINE; SULFADIMIDINE; SULFAMERAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFAPYRIDINE; SULFATHIAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TRENBOLONE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STEROID; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOREACTORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEWAGE; TRIMETHOPRIM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77952508745     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.884     Document Type: Article

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