Removal of PFOS, PFOA and other perfluoroalkyl acids at water reclamation plants in South East Queensland Australia

Chemosphere

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-17

  Thompson, Jack ^a   Eaglesham, Geoff ^b   Reungoat, Julien ^a   Poussade, Yvan ^c,d   Bartkow, Michael ^e   Lawrence, Michael ^a   Mueller, Jochen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Veolia Water Australia   (Australia)

^d WaterSecure   (Australia)

^e WaterSecure ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Ozonation; Perfluorinated compounds; PFOA; PFOS; Reverse osmosis; Tertiary treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; FLOTATION; MICROFILTRATION; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; HIGH-QUALITY RECYCLED WATERS; PARTS-PER-TRILLION RANGE; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PFOA; PFOS; TERTIARY TREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; GUIDELINE; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; SULFONATE; WASTE FACILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; FLOTATION; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PLANT; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 78649450278     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.040     Document Type: Article

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