Occurrence and treatment trials of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in wastewaters

Jiang, JQ; Yin, Q; Zhou, JL; Pearce, P

Occurrence and treatment trials of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in wastewaters

Jiang, JQ Yin, Q Zhou, JL

Pearce, P

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Chemosphere, 2005, 61 (4), pp. 544 - 550
Issue Date:: 2005-10-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, JQ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yin, Q	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhou, JL https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-1608	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pearce, P	en_US
dc.date.available	2005-02-11	en_US
dc.date.issued	2005-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Chemosphere, 2005, 61 (4), pp. 544 - 550	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0045-6535	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33723
dc.description.abstract	This study demonstrates that both synthetic and natural endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) (e.g., bisphenol A, estrone and 17β-estradiol) were found in the crude wastewaters from two wastewater treatment works (WwTWs). Conventional biological processes can lower EDCs concentrations to several tens to hundreds ng l-1. Since natural EDCs (e.g., estrone and 17β-estradiol) have biological activity and adverse impact on the environment at extremely low concentrations (several tens of ng l-1), further treatment after conventional biological processes is required. Preliminary trials with ferrate(VI) and electrochemical oxidation process demonstrated that both processes can effectively reduce EDCs to very low levels, ranging between 10 and 100 ng l-1, but the former is more effective than the latter to reduce COD concentration in wastewater for given studying conditions. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Chemosphere	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.02.029	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Iron	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Phenols	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	Environmental Monitoring	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sewage	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Purification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Oxidation-Reduction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Electrochemistry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Endocrine Disruptors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Benzhydryl Compounds	en_US
dc.title	Occurrence and treatment trials of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in wastewaters	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	61	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
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	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	61	en_US

Abstract:

This study demonstrates that both synthetic and natural endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) (e.g., bisphenol A, estrone and 17β-estradiol) were found in the crude wastewaters from two wastewater treatment works (WwTWs). Conventional biological processes can lower EDCs concentrations to several tens to hundreds ng l-1. Since natural EDCs (e.g., estrone and 17β-estradiol) have biological activity and adverse impact on the environment at extremely low concentrations (several tens of ng l-1), further treatment after conventional biological processes is required. Preliminary trials with ferrate(VI) and electrochemical oxidation process demonstrated that both processes can effectively reduce EDCs to very low levels, ranging between 10 and 100 ng l-1, but the former is more effective than the latter to reduce COD concentration in wastewater for given studying conditions. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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