Fate and removal of selected endocrine-disrupting compounds in sewage using activated sludge treatment

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 435-444

  Zhou, Haidong ^a   Zhou, Yanfen ^a   Li, Han ^a   Wang, Fengfei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Batch experiment; Biological treatment; Removal mechanism; Sewage treatment plant

Indexed keywords

4-N-NONYLPHENOL; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; AQUEOUS PHASE; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BISPHENOL A; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; PRIMARY TREATMENT; RAPID DEGRADATION; REMOVAL MECHANISM; SLUDGE SORPTION; TREATMENT UNITS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; EXPERIMENTS; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SORPTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84867899893     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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