Occurrence, fate and risk assessment of parabens and their chlorinated derivatives in an advanced wastewater treatment plant

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 300, Issue , 2015, Pages 29-38

  Li, Wenhui ^a   Shi, Yali ^b   Gao, Lihong ^a   Liu, Jiemin ^a   Cai, Yaqi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Advanced wastewater treatment plant; Chlorinated parabens; Parabens; PHBA; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; MICROBIOLOGY; PARABENS; RECLAMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ADVANCED TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; P-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; PHBA; TARGET COMPOUND; TERTIARY EFFLUENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; METHYL PARABEN; 4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; OZONE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ABSORPTION; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DEGRADATION; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ESTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FILTRATION; FISH; HALOGENATION; INVERTEBRATE; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BACTERIA; FILTRATION; FISHES; HALOGENATION; INVERTEBRATES; OZONE; PARABENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84934766136     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.06.060     Document Type: Article

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