Impact of activated sludge process configuration on removal of micropollutants and estrogenicity

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 277-283

  Ogunlaja, O O ^a   Parker, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; Conventional activated sludge; Micropollutants; Nitrifying activated sludge; YES assay

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; YEAST;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; MICROPOLLUTANTS; NITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGES; YES ASSAY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; GEMFIBROZIL; IBUPROFEN; MEPROBAMATE; NONYLPHENOL; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOASSAY; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; YEAST;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE; IN VITRO STUDY; NITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TOXIC CONCENTRATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; YEAST; YEAST ESTROGEN SCREEN ASSAY; ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOMERISM; NITRIFICATION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ESTROGENS; ISOMERISM; NITRIFICATION; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84937147127     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.213     Document Type: Article

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