A comparison of various rural wastewater treatment processes for the removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)

Chemosphere

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 986-992

  Qiang, Zhimin ^a   Dong, Huiyu ^a   Zhu, Bing ^a   Qu, Jiuhui ^a   Nie, Yafeng ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (China)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Removal efficiency; Rural areas; Seasonal variation; Wastewater treatment process

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; RECLAMATION; RURAL AREAS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; INFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

17ALPHA ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; 4 NONYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECENTRALIZATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; CHINA; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DECENTRALIZATION; EFFLUENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROPOWER BIOFILM REACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABILIZATION POND; SUMMER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WINTER;

CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84880041966     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.03.019     Document Type: Article

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