Development and application of a model to estimate wastewater treatment plant prescription pharmaceutical influent loadings and concentrations

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 507-512

  Ottmar, Karl J ^a   Colosi, Lisa M ^a   Smith, James A ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging contaminants; Pharmaceuticals; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EMERGING CONTAMINANT; EMERGING CONTAMINANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHES; MASS BALANCE MODEL; MASS LOADINGS; METFORMINS; MODEL ESTIMATES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DRUG PRODUCTS; RESEARCH; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

LOADING;

DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77954457074     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-010-9990-3     Document Type: Article

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