Fate and mass balances of triclosan (TCS), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and tribromobisphenol A (tri-BBPA) during the municipal wastewater treatment process

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-265

  McPhedran, Kerry ^a   Seth, Rajesh ^a   Song, Min ^a   Chu, Shaogang ^b,c   Letcher, Robert J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental loadings; Municipal wastewater treatment; Sewage; Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA); Tribromobisphenol A (tri BBPA); Triclosan

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LOADINGS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TRIBROMOBISPHENOL A (TRI-BBPA); TRICLOSAN;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MASS BALANCE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

DETROIT RIVER;

EID: 84879260181     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrjc.2013.045     Document Type: Article

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