A mechanistic model for fate and removal of estrogens in biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1130-1136

  Lust, M ^a   Makinia, J ^b   Stensel, H D ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Endocrine disrupting compound; Estrogen; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODEL; ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; BIODEGRADATION RATE; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FATE MODEL; FULL-SCALE PLANTS; LABORATORY SCALE; MECHANISTIC MODELS; MODEL FIT; MODEL PREDICTION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; TRANSFORMATION MODEL;

BIODEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RATE CONSTANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TRANSFORMATION; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; DEGRADATION; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTROGENS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84859319073     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.958     Document Type: Article

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