Presence of phthalates, bisphenol a, and nonylphenol in paper mill wastewaters in slovenia and efficiency of aerobic and combined aerobic-anaerobic biological wastewater treatment plants for their removal

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-92

  Balabanič, Damjan ^a,b   Klemenčič, AleksandraKrivograd ^c  

^a Pulp and Paper Institute Ljubljana   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bisphenol a; Industrial wastewaters; Nonylphenol; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHENOL; PHTHALATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 79952940474     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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