Pharmaceutical residues in sewage sludge: Effect of sanitization and anaerobic digestion

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Malmborg, Jonas ^a   Magnér, Jörgen ^b  

^a Department of Biogas R andD ^*  (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Micropollutants; Pharmaceuticals; Sanitization; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION; PASTEURIZATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

% REDUCTIONS; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; AMMONIA TREATMENT; FENTON REACTIONS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; PASTEURISATION; PHARMACEUTICAL RESIDUES; SANITIZATION; THERMAL HYDROLYSIS; THERMOPHILICS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

AMMONIA; CARBAMAZEPINE; DRUG RESIDUE; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; DRUG; SEWAGE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DRUG; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLLUTANT; SANITATION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; DISINFECTION; FENTON REACTION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; OXIDATION; PASTEURIZATION; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL HYDROLYSIS; THERMOPHILIC DRY DIGESTION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84922059566     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.041     Document Type: Article

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