Assessment of the effectiveness of secondary wastewater treatment technologies to remove trace chemicals of emerging concern

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1281-1314

  Rojas, Mario R ^a   Leung, Cary ^a   Bonk, Fabian ^a   Zhu, Yan ^a   Edwards, Leah ^a   Arnold, Robert G ^a   Sáez, A Eduardo ^a   Klečka, Gary ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

activated sludge; chemicals of emerging concern; microconstituents; trace organics; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; MICRO-CONSTITUENTS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; TRACE ORGANICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICALS; RECLAMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ADIPIC ACID; ATRAZINE; BENZOPHENONE; BEZAFIBRATE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; GALAXOLIDE; GEMFIBROZIL; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; MUSK KETONE; NAPROXEN; NONYLPHENOL; NORFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; PHTHALIC ACID; PYRENE; RANITIDINE; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULFAMERAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DATA SET; HYDROPHOBICITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TRACE METAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; LAGOON; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84877994189     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.644221     Document Type: Article

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