Occurrence and fate of phthalate esters in full-scale domestic wastewater treatment plants and their impact on receiving waters along the Songhua River in China

Chemosphere

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-32

  Gao, Dawen ^a   Li, Zhe ^a   Wen, Zhidan ^a   Ren, Nanqi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic Anoxic Oxic (A A O) process; Anoxic Oxic (A O) process; Cyclic activated sludge technology (CAST); Full scale; Phthalate esters; Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANOXIC WATER; RECLAMATION; RIVERS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE; CYCLIC ACTIVATED SLUDGE TECHNOLOGY; DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; FULL-SCALE; PHTHALATE ESTER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ESTERS;

BIS (2 ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE; ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DISCHARGE; PHTHALATE; RIVER WATER; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHINA; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WINTER; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; SONGHUA RIVER;

CHINA; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTERS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RIVERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887611748     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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