Fate of endocrine-disrupting and pharmaceutically active substances in sand columns fed with secondary effluent

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 138, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1067-1076

  Ke, Jinxia ^a   Gin, Karina Yew Hoong ^b   Tan, Lai Heng ^c   Reinhard, Martin ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c DHI Water and Environment S Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^d Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Fate; Pharmaceuticals; Sorption; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; FATE; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; SOIL AQUIFER TREATMENTS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; WATER REUSE;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SOLVENTS; SORPTION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ENDOCRINOLOGY;

ACCLIMATION; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; INFILTRATION; RECHARGE; RECLAIMED LAND; SANDY SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SORPTION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84878430951     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000564     Document Type: Article

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