Degradation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals during activated sludge reduction by ozone

Chemosphere

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 366-373

  Qiang, Zhimin ^a   Nie, Yafeng ^a,b   Ben, Weiwei ^a   Qu, Jiuhui ^a   Zhang, Heqing ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Ozone; Sewage treatment plant; Sludge reduction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

APPARENT RATE CONSTANT; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS; REFRACTORY COMPOUNDS; SLUDGE REDUCTION; SLUDGE SOLUBILIZATION;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; OZONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ALCOHOL; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; MAGNITUDE; OZONE; PH; POLLUTANT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID; OZONATION; PH; REDUCTION; SOLID; SOLUBILIZATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84875052901     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.11.069     Document Type: Article

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