The fate and behavior of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals in full scale wastewater and sludge treatment unit processes

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-254

  Ifelebuegu, A O ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Removal efficiency; Sludge; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; SLUDGE; SORPTION; WASTEWATER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82055166824     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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