Application of radio-immunoassays to assess the fate of estrogen EDCs in full scale wastewater treatment plants

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

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-47

  Surujlal Naicker, Swastika ^a   Bux, Faizal ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

effluent; estradiol; estriol; estrone; Radio immunoassays

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BATCH TESTS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; FINAL EFFLUENTS; FULL SCALE; LAB-SCALE INVESTIGATIONS; NATURAL ESTROGEN; OXIDATION PONDS; RADIO-IMMUNOASSAYS; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT STANDARD; OXIDATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84867345643     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.707832     Document Type: Article

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