The significance of hazardous chemicals in wastewater treatment works effluents

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 437, Issue , 2012, Pages 363-372

  Gardner, Michael ^a   Comber, Sean ^b   Scrimshaw, Mark D ^c   Cartmell, Elise ^d   Lester, John ^d   Ellor, Brian ^e  

^a ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UK Water Industry Research Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Effluent; Priority substance; Regulation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BENZO(A)PYRENE; BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE; DICLOFENAC; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; EUROPEAN UNION; FINAL EFFLUENTS; FLUORANTHENE; FLUOXETINE; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; OXYTETRACYCLINES (OTC); PERYLENES; POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRIORITY SUBSTANCE; RECEIVING WATERS; REGULATION; TRIBUTYLTIN; TRICLOSAN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS; WATER INDUSTRIES;

CHEMICALS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EFFLUENTS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FLUORANTHENE; FLUOXETINE; IBUPROFEN; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PROPRANOLOL; TRIBUTYLTIN; TRICLOSAN; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER STANDARD;

GREAT BRITAIN; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

EUROPE;

EID: 84865596125     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.086     Document Type: Article

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