Fate and removal of typical pharmaceuticals and personal care products by three different treatment processes

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 248-254

  He, Yu Jie ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Zheng, Xiao Ying ^a   Wang, Xing Nan ^a   Huang, Xi ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Fate and distribution; Polycyclic musk; Wastewater treatment processes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BISPHENOL A; ESTROGEN; ETHYNYLESTRADIOL; FATE AND DISTRIBUTION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTORS; OXIDATION DITCH; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; POLYCYCLIC MUSKS; RAW WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL PROCESS; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; TONALIDE; TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SEWAGE LAGOONS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CHEMICALS AND DRUGS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GALAXOLIDE; MUSK; PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT; POLYCYCLIC MUSK; TONALIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; DRUG; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; OXIDATION; RETENTION; SLUDGE; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; URBAN AREA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BENZOPYRANS; CHINA; COSMETICS; ESTROGENS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; PHENOLS; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; JIANGSU;

EID: 84873477836     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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