Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aqueous environment by chemical treatments: A review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 478, Issue , 2014, Pages 201-225

  Rubio Clemente, Ainhoa ^a   Torres Palma, Ricardo A ^a   Peñuela, Gustavo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation process; Ozonation; Photolysis; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; PHOTOLYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; LITERATURE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS);

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EFFLUENT; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PAH; PHOTOLYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL REACTION; EFFLUENT; FENTON REACTION; MINERALIZATION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; OZONATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84893972847     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.126     Document Type: Review

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