Determination of micropollutants in combined sewer overflows and their removal in a wastewater treatment plant (Seoul, South Korea)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3239-3251

  Ryu, Jaena ^a   Oh, Jeill ^a   Snyder, Shane A ^b   Yoon, Yeomin ^c  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Combined sewer overflow; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Municipal wastewater treatment; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; EFFICIENCY OF REMOVAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; INFORMATION SUPPORT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMBINED SEWERS;

ACESULFAME; ATRAZINE; BENZOPHENONE; BENZOTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; COSMETIC; DICLOFENAC; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DILTIAZEM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRONE; GEMFIBROZIL; IBUPROFEN; IOHEXOL; IOPAMIDOL; IOPROMIDE; NAPROXEN; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) ESTER; PRIMIDONE; PROPYL PARABEN; SIMAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRICLOCARBAN; TRICLOSAN; TRIMETHOPRIM; TRIS(CHLOROISOPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; DRUG; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT; SURFACE WATER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT; RIVER; SLUDGE; SOUTH KOREA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WEATHER;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WEATHER;

EID: 84898844394     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3613-5     Document Type: Article

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