Behaviour of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting chemicals in simplified sewage treatment systems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 718-726

  Brandt, Emanuel M F ^a   de Queiroz, Fernanda B ^b   Afonso, Robson J C F ^b   Aquino, Sérgio F ^b   Chernicharo, Carlos A L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Micropollutant; Oestrogen; UASB polishing pond system; UASB submerged bed system; UASB trickling filter system

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; EFFLUENTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; FILTRATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PASSIVE FILTERS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLISHING; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

FILTER SYSTEM; MICROPOLLUTANTS; OESTROGENS; POLISHING POND SYSTEMS; POST TREATMENT; SUBMERGED BEDS; TRICKLING FILTER; UASB/POLISHING POND SYSTEM; UASB/SUBMERGED BED SYSTEM; UASB/TRICKLING FILTER SYSTEM;

LAKES;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOREACTOR; DISSOLVED LOAD; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EXTRACTION METHOD; FILTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS COUPLING REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; HYDROPHILICITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY ION TRAP AND TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLISHING POND; POND; REACTION TIME; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SUBMERGED BED; SUBMERGED FERMENTATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRICKLING FILTER; UPFLOW REACTOR; WATER POLLUTANT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84880351080     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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