Oestrogen, testosterone, cytotoxin and cholinesterase inhibitor removal during reclamation of sewage to drinking water

Water SA

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 499-506

  Faul, A K ^a,b   Julies, E ^a   Pool, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Endocrine disrupting potential; Inflammatory response; Neurotoxicity; Steroid hormones; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING POTENTIAL; INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; NEUROTOXICITY; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH; SUB-SAHARAN COUNTRIES; WATER RECLAMATION PLANTS;

BIOMARKERS; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; CYTOTOXICITY; EFFLUENTS; HEALTH RISKS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; STEROID HORMONES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

RECLAMATION;

DRINKING WATER; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; IMMUNOASSAY; INHIBITOR; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE; TESTOSTERONE; TOXIN; WASTE TREATMENT;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 84880201806     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v39i4.8     Document Type: Article

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