The removal of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceutically activated compounds and cyanobacterial toxins during drinking water preparation using activated carbon-A review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 435-436, Issue , 2012, Pages 509-525

  Delgado, Luis F ^a   Charles, Philippe ^b   Glucina, Karl ^b   Morlay, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b CIRSEE   (France)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Cyanobacterial toxins; Drinking water; Emerging contaminants

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED COMPOUNDS; ADSORPTION REMOVAL; COMPETITIVE EFFECTS; CYANOBACTERIAL TOXINS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; MICROCYSTIN-LR; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; REMOVAL PROCESS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; TRACE CONTAMINANTS; TRACE LEVEL; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; POTABLE WATER;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; ANATOXIN; ATRAZINE; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BEZAFIBRATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CLOFIBRIC ACID; CYANOBACTERIAL TOXIN; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN; DICLOFENAC; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; GEOSMIN; IBUPROFEN; LEVODOPA; MICROCYSTIN LR; NAPROXEN; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NODULARIN; NONYLPHENOL; PARACETAMOL; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVATED COMPOUND; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRICLOSAN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOXICITY; TOXIN; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORBENT PORE SIZE; ADSORPTION KINETICS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; IONIC STRENGTH; ISOTHERM; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUTE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHARCOAL; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84864813268     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.046     Document Type: Review

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