Fate and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in a conventional activated sludge treatment process

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 135, Issue , 2010, Pages 255-265

  Suarez, S ^a   Omil, F ^a   Lema, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

activated sludge; fragrances; hormones; influence of operational conditions; pharmaceuticals; removal mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 78149331019     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/WP100221     Document Type: Article

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