Removal of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptor compounds from natural waters by clarification associated with powdered activated carbon

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 225, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Lima, Diego R S ^a   Baêta, Bruno E L ^a   Aquino, Sérgio F ^a   Libânio, Marcelo ^b   Afonso, Robson J C F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Endocrine disruptors; Pharmaceuticals; Powdered activated carbon; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFICIENCY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION PROCESS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR COMPOUNDS; MICRO-CONTAMINANTS; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE (SMX);

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; DICLOFENAC; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PH; TURBIDITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84913568916     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-014-2170-z     Document Type: Article

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