Removal of trace organic chemical contaminants by a membrane bioreactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1856-1863

  Trinh, T ^a   Van Den Akker, B ^a   Stuetz, R M ^a   Coleman, H M ^a   Le Clech, P ^a   Khan, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decentralised treatment system; Membrane bioreactor; Pesticides; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products; Steroidal hormones

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; DICLOFENAC; FLUOXETINE; GEMFIBROZILS; GUIDELINE VALUES; HIGH QUALITY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA; OMEPRAZOLE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; POTENTIAL INDICATORS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STEROIDAL HORMONES; SULPHAMETHOXAZOLE; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; TRIMETHOPRIM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; XENOESTROGENS;

AMIDES; BIOREACTORS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PESTICIDES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WATER RECYCLING;

AMITRIPTYLINE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; ESTROGEN; FLUOXETINE; GEMFIBROZIL; OMEPRAZOLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; STEROID HORMONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOESTROGEN;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DRUG; GUIDELINE; HORMONE; MEMBRANE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTOR; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

AMITRIPTYLINE; BIOREACTORS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FLUOXETINE; GEMFIBROZIL; OMEPRAZOLE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84870366396     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.374     Document Type: Article

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