Behavior and fate of endocrine disrupting chemicals inmunicipal sewage treatment plants: A review

Huanjing Kexue Xuebao/Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1352-1362

  Nie, Yafeng ^a,b   Qiang, Zhimin ^a   Zhang, Heqing ^a   Ben, Weiwei ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Adsorption; Biodegradation; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Estrogen

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80051808008     PISSN: 02532468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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