Occurrence and removal of six pharmaceuticals and personal care products in a wastewater treatment plant employing anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic and UV processes in Shanghai, China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4276-4285

  Wang, Dan ^a   Sui, Qian ^a,c   Lu, Shu Guang ^a   Zhao, Wen Tao ^b   Qiu, Zhao Fu ^a   Miao, Zhou Wei ^a   Yu, Gang ^c  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Daily fluctuation; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products; Removal; UV disinfection; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; DRUG; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

COSMETIC;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; CHINA; COSMETICS; SEASONS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84895899714     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2363-9     Document Type: Article

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