Ultrasonic degradation of bisphenol A, 17β-estradiol, and 17α-ethinyl estradiol in aqueous solution

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 300-309

  Park, Jong Sung ^a   Her, Namguk ^a   Yoon, Yeomin ^b  

^a Korea Army Academy at Young Cheon   (South Korea)

^b The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

17 ethinyl estradiol; 17 estradiol; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Sonochemical degradation; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052421226     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2178     Document Type: Article

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