Chemical monitoring and temporal variation in levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals (priority phenols and phthalate esters) from selected wastewater treatment plant and freshwater systems in Republic of South Africa

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-23

  Olujimi, O O ^a   Fatoki, O S ^a   Odendaal, J P ^a   Daso, A P ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Derivatization; Phenol; Phthalates; Removal efficiency; Rivers; Seasonal variation; Solid phase extraction (SPE); Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555164973     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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