Evaluation of different wastewater treatment techniques in three WWTPs in Istanbul for the removal of selected EDCs in liquid phase

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 525-539

  Can, Zehra Semra ^a   Firlak, Melike ^b   Kerç, Aslihan ^a   Evcimen, Serkan ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ALTINBAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alkyl phenols; BPA; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Estrogenic steroid hormones; Phytosterol; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ALKYL PHENOLS; BPA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; PHYTOSTEROL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PHENOLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 4 OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; STEROID;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HORMONE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIQUID; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84891317589     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3397-7     Document Type: Article

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