Occurrence and efficacy of bisphenol A (BPA) treatment in selected municipalwastewater treatment plants, Bangkok, Thailand

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 463-471

  Pookpoosa, Intira ^a   Jindal, Ranjna ^a   Morknoy, Daisy ^b   Tantrakarnapa, Kraichat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bisphenol A; Effluent standards; High performance liquid chromatography; Tolerable daily intake limit; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHENOLS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BANGKOK , THAILAND; BIS-PHENOL A; NUTRIENTS REMOVAL; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE; TREATMENT PLANTS; TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALCOHOL; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EFFLUENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NUTRIENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THAILAND; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHENOLS; SEWAGE; THAILAND; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84937846381     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.232     Document Type: Article

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