Removal of perfluorinated compounds by wastewater treatment plants

Huanjing Kexue Xuebao/Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1363-1368

  Wang, Lei ^a   Zhang, Zhang ^a   Zhang, Xianzhong ^a   Sun, Shujuan ^b   Sun, Hongwen ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs); PFOA; PFOS; Technique unit; Waste water treatment plant

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORINE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TRANSFORMATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 80051817369     PISSN: 02532468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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