Occurrence and fate of volatile siloxanes in a municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of Beijing, China

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 715-724

  Xu, Lin ^a   Shi, Yali ^a   Cai, Yaqi ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biodegradation; SPME GC MS; Volatile siloxanes; Volatilization; WWTP

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBICS; BEIJING CITY; CYCLIC SILOXANE; GASCHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION/GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; VOLATILE SILOXANE; VOLATILISATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ADSORPTION;

DECAMETHYLTETRASILOXANE; OCTAMETHYLTRISILOXANE; SILOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ELEMENT; VOLATILIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CHINA; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84871490928     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.046     Document Type: Article

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