Evaluation of contaminant removal of reverse osmosis and advanced oxidation in full-scale operation by combining passive sampling with chemical analysis and bioanalytical tools

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 5387-5394

  Escher, Beate I ^a   Lawrence, Michael ^a   MacOva, Miroslava ^a   Mueller, Jochen F ^a   Poussade, Yvan ^b   Robillot, Cedric ^c   Roux, Annalie ^c   Gernjak, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Veolia Water Australia   (Australia)

^c Queensland Manufactured Water Authority (WaterSecure)   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVANCED OXIDATION; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOANALYTICAL TOOLS; COMMON MODE; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; E-SCREEN; END POINTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ESTROGENIC EFFECT; ESTROGENICITY; FULL-SCALE OPERATION; HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY; ILLEGAL DISCHARGES; MASS BALANCE; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MICROTOX ASSAY; MIXTURE EFFECTS; MIXTURE TOXICITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS; PASSIVE SAMPLING; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUANTIFICATION LIMIT; SAMPLING PERIOD; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; TAP WATER; TREATED EFFLUENT; UPTAKE KINETICS; WATER FLOWS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; DEWATERING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; HERBICIDES; IMPURITIES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MIXTURES; OSMOSIS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEWAGE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; INHIBITION; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REACTION KINETICS; SAMPLING; TOXICITY; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OXIDATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79959239697     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201153k     Document Type: Article

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