The impact of alum coagulation on pharmaceutically active compounds, endocrine disrupting compounds and natural organic matter

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1348-1357

  Diemert, Sabrina ^a   Andrews, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Drinking water treatment; Endocrine disrupting compounds; LC OCD; Natural organic matter; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMATOGRAPHY; COAGULATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL COAGULATIONS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; LC-OCD; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; ORGANIC CARBON DETECTION; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; BIOPOLYMER; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRONE; GEMFIBROZIL; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; PARACETAMOL; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SULFACHLORPYRIDAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SURFACE WATER;

COAGULATION; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

CANADA; GRAND RIVER [ONTARIO]; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84889603755     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2013.145     Document Type: Article

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