Tertiary ozonation of industrial wastewater for the removal of estrogenic compounds (NP and BPA): A full-scale case study

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 567-574

  Bertanza, G ^a   Papa, M ^a   Pedrazzani, R ^a   Repice, C ^a   Dal Grande, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Acque Veronesi scarl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting compounds; Industrial wastewater; Removal efficiency; Tertiary ozonation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOREFRACTORY COMPOUNDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ESTROGENIC COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; OZONE; OZONIZATION; PHENOLS;

OZONE WATER TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL;

EFFLUENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; OZONATION; WASTE WATER;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; OZONE; PHENOLS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84881530193     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.282     Document Type: Article

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