Sorption of emerging organic wastewater contaminants to four soils

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1028-1042

  Roberts, Sarah ^a   Higgins, Christopher ^a   McCray, John ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormones; Organic wastewater contaminants; Pharmaceuticals; Soil; Sorption; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HORMONES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHENOLS; SEPTIC TANKS; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); SOILS; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EQUILIBRIUM SORPTION; ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; ORGANIC CARBON FRACTION; ORGANIC WASTEWATER CONTAMINANTS; PARTITIONING COEFFICIENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS; SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT;

EFFLUENTS;

ALCOHOL; EFFLUENT; FRACTIONATION; ISOTHERM; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL TYPE; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84899863939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w6041028     Document Type: Article

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