Effect of biological and chemical oxidation on the removal of estrogenic compounds (NP and BPA) from wastewater: An integrated assessment procedure

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2473-2484

  Bertanza, Giorgio ^a   Pedrazzani, Roberta ^a   Dal Grande, Mario ^b   Papa, Matteo ^a   Zambarda, Valerio ^c   Montani, Claudia ^e   Steimberg, Nathalie ^d   Mazzoleni, Giovanna ^d   Di Lorenzo, Diego ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Acque Veronesi scarl   (Italy)

^c TZ Engineering   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e Brescia Civic Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

EDCs (Endocrine Disrupting Compounds); Estrogenic activity; Mass balance; MBR treatment; Tertiary ozonation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; PHENOLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; MASS BALANCE; MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTOR TREATMENT; MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTORS; NONYLPHENOLS; TERTIARY OZONATION;

OZONIZATION;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOACTIVITY; CANCER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MASS BALANCE; MONITORING SYSTEM; OXIDATION; OZONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATION; OZONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 79953161623     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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