Removal mechanisms and kinetics of trace tetracycline by two types of activated sludge treating freshwater sewage and saline sewage

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3024-3033

  Li, Bing ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Adsorption isotherm; Adsorption kinetics; Removal mechanisms; Sewage; Trace antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; PH; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876716708     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1213-5     Document Type: Article

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