Occurrence and removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater

Zhang, Y; Zhou, JL

Occurrence and removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater

Zhang, Y Zhou, JL

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Citation:: Chemosphere, 2008, 73 (5), pp. 848 - 853
Issue Date:: 2008-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhou, JL https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-1608	en_US
dc.date.available	2008-06-04	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Chemosphere, 2008, 73 (5), pp. 848 - 853	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0045-6535	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28390
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33711
dc.description.abstract	This paper discusses the occurrence and removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in Horsham sewage treatment plant (STP), West Sussex, UK. Photodegradation aided by a catalyst (TiO2) was studied for its efficiency of removing EDCs from wastewater. The degradation of estrone and 17β-estradiol under natural sunlight followed a pseudo-first-order kinetics, with a rate constant of 0.01 h-1. The degradation by sunlight is also independent of initial chemical concentration, suggesting some potential of using this environmentally friendly method for waste minimisation. In comparison, more efficient degradation was observed with UV irradiation (253 nm), with the rate constants being increased to 2.7 and 2.5 h-1 for the two compounds. Subsequent application of the photocatalysis method to real effluent treatment at Horsham STP was successful, as demonstrated by the non-detection of the target compounds following treatment. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Chemosphere	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.06.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Estradiol	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Estrone	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sewage	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Purification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Photochemistry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Endocrine Disruptors	en_US
dc.title	Occurrence and removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	73	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	73	en_US

Abstract:

This paper discusses the occurrence and removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in Horsham sewage treatment plant (STP), West Sussex, UK. Photodegradation aided by a catalyst (TiO2) was studied for its efficiency of removing EDCs from wastewater. The degradation of estrone and 17β-estradiol under natural sunlight followed a pseudo-first-order kinetics, with a rate constant of 0.01 h-1. The degradation by sunlight is also independent of initial chemical concentration, suggesting some potential of using this environmentally friendly method for waste minimisation. In comparison, more efficient degradation was observed with UV irradiation (253 nm), with the rate constants being increased to 2.7 and 2.5 h-1 for the two compounds. Subsequent application of the photocatalysis method to real effluent treatment at Horsham STP was successful, as demonstrated by the non-detection of the target compounds following treatment. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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