Fate and seasonal variation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in a sewage treatment plant with A/A/O process

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-15

  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

A A O process; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Fate; Seasonal variation; Sewage treatment plant

Indexed keywords

4-NONYLPHENOL; A/A/O PROCESS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BEIJING , CHINA; BISPHENOL A; COLD SEASON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; EXCESS SLUDGE; FATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; PRIMARY REMOVAL MECHANISM; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLID-PHASE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICALS; EFFLUENTS; PHENOLS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 80051824191     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.01.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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