UV and simulated solar photodegradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol in secondary-treated wastewater by hydrogen peroxide or iron addition

Catalysis Today

Volumn 252, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-92

  Frontistis, Zacharias ^a   Kouramanos, Matheos ^b   Moraitis, Spyridon ^b   Chatzisymeon, Efthalia ^c   Hapeshi, Evroula ^d   Fatta Kassinos, Despo ^d   Xekoukoulotakis, Nikolaos P ^b   Mantzavinos, Dionissios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Pathways; Solar; Transformation products; UVC; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; IRON COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PUBLIC HEALTH; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ESTROGEN; PATHWAYS; SOLAR; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; UVC;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84930041667     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.10.012     Document Type: Article

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