Evaluating the efficiency of advanced wastewater treatment: Target analysis of organic contaminants and (geno-)toxicity assessment tell a different story

Water Research

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-47

  Magdeburg, Axel ^a   Stalter, Daniel ^a,c   Schlüsener, Michael ^b   Ternes, Thomas ^b   Oehlmann, Jörg ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkylating agents; Disinfection by products; Mutagenicity; Ozonation; Rainbow trout; Transformation products

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; FISH; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; GENOTOXICITIES; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; MUTAGENICITY; RAINBOW TROUT; SAND-FILTRATION; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

OZONIZATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONTRAST MEDIUM; OZONE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOASSAY; DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FILTRATION; GENOTOXICITY; MORTALITY; MUTAGENICITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALMONID; TRANSFORMATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; FISH; GENOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MORTALITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OZONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW; X RAY;

LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; MUTAGENICITY; OZONATION; RAINBOW TROUT; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHARCOAL; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; TOXICITY TESTS; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84890631515     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.11.041     Document Type: Article

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