Fate of Emerging Contaminants During Aerobic and Anaerobic Sludge Treatment

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-112

  Hernandez Raquet, Guillermina ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Anaerobic treatment; Hormones; Nonylphenol; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042770010     PISSN: 1867979X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/698_2012_160     Document Type: Chapter

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