Occurrence of androgens and progestogens in wastewater treatment plants and receiving river waters: Comparison to estrogens

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 732-740

  Chang, Hong ^a   Wan, Yi ^a   Wu, Shimin ^a   Fan, Zhanlan ^a   Hu, Jianying ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgens; Estrogens; Progestogens; Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; RECLAMATION; RIVERS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANDROGEN; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; FINAL EFFLUENTS; HORMONE CONCENTRATION; INFLUENT WASTEWATERS; OESTROGENS; PROGESTOGEN; RIVER WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT;

BIODEGRADATION;

17ALPHA, 20BETA DIHYDROXY 4 PROGEGNEN 3 ONE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; EPIANDROSTERONE; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE; PROGESTERONE; RIVER WATER; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RIVER WATER; SEX HORMONE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 78650417547     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.046     Document Type: Article

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