Nonylphenol polyethoxylate in hospital wastewater: A study of the subproducts of electrocoagulation

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 497-505

  Henriques, Danielle M ^a   Kümmerer, Klaus ^b   Mayer, Francieli M ^c   Vasconcelos, Tibiriçá G ^c   Martins, Ayrton F ^c  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

electrocoagulation; hospital wastewater; LC MS; nonylphenol; Nonylphenol ethoxylate; respirometry

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCOAGULATION; HOSPITAL WASTEWATER; LC-MS; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE; RESPIROMETRY;

ACETIC ACID; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COAGULATION; DYES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS; PHENOLS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EFFLUENTS;

NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FLUORESCENCE; HOSPITALS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84857152959     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.640249     Document Type: Article

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