Occurrence and removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the wastewater treatment process

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Tian, Weijun ^a   Bai, Jie ^a   Liu, Kunkun ^a   Sun, Huimei ^a   Zhao, Yangguo ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sewage sludge; Sewage treatment plant; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

FLUORANTHENE; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; OXIC CONDITIONS; PAH; RESIDENCE TIME; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOMESTIC WASTE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CHINA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEASONS; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

CHINA; SHANDONG; TAIAN;

EID: 84862989403     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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