Occurrence and assessment of treatment efficiency of nonylphenol, octylphenol and bisphenol-A in drinking water in Taiwan

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 449, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-28

  Chen, H W ^a   Liang, C H ^a   Wu, Z M ^a   Chang, E E ^b   Lin, T F ^c   Chiang, P C ^a   Wang, G S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Chlorination; Conventional treatments; Nonylphenol

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TREATMENT; BISPHENOL A; CHLORINE DEMAND; CHLORINE DOSAGE; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; FILTRATION PROCESS; LABORATORY SIMULATION STUDIES; NATURAL WATERS; NONYLPHENOLS; OCTYLPHENOLS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; RAW WATER; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER SOURCE;

CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; COAGULATION; EFFICIENCY; PHENOLS; WATER FILTRATION;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DRINKING WATER; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHLORINATION; COAGULATION; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; HEALTH RISK; PHENOL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; TAIWAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; DRINKING WATER; PHENOLS; QUALITY CONTROL; TAIWAN; WATER PURIFICATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84873527894     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.038     Document Type: Article

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