Removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and conventional pollutants in a continuous-operating activated sludge process integrated with ozonation for excess sludge reduction

Chemosphere

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-138

  Nie, Yafeng ^a,b   Qiang, Zhimin ^a   Ben, Weiwei ^a   Liu, Junxin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Excess sludge reduction; Ozonation; Removal

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OZONE; OZONIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; EXCESS SLUDGE REDUCTION; OPERATING PERIODS; PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY; REMOVAL PERFORMANCE; SPECIFIC OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NITROGEN; OZONE; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALCOHOL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OZONATION; PH; REDUCTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; EXCESS SLUDGE REDUCTION; OZONATION; REMOVAL;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDANTS; OZONE; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84896543197     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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