Evaluation of the persistence of transformation products from ozonation of trace organic compounds - A critical review

Water Research

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 150-170

  Hübner, Uwe ^a,b   von Gunten, Urs ^c,d   Jekel, Martin ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Modeling; Ozonation; Trace organic compounds; Transformation products

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; OLEFINS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; POTABLE WATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL POST-TREATMENT; CRITICAL REVIEW; EFFICIENT TREATMENT; MODELING; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; PRODUCT STUDIES; REACTIVE SITE; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA;

OZONIZATION;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACESULFAME; ALIPHATIC AMINE; ALKENE; AMINE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ENILCONAZOLE; HYDROXYLAMINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METOPROLOL; NORFLOXACIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDE; OZONE; PROPRANOLOL; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TERTIARY AMINE; TRAMADOL; TRIMETHOPRIM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANIC COMPOUND; OZONE; REACTION KINETICS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFORMATION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OZONATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DISINFECTANTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OZONE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84908432412     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.09.051     Document Type: Review

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