Occurrence of endocrine-disrupting and other wastewater compunds during water treatment with case studies from Lincoln, Nebraska and Berlin, Germany
Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
By: Ingrid M. Verstraeten, T. Heberer, J. R. Vogel, T. Speth, S. Zuehlke, and U. Duennbier
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Abstract
Research on the fate and transport of endocrine-disrupting compounds and other organic wastewater compounds released into the environment and their potential presence in drinking water is in its infancy. Studies conducted during the last decade in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Berlin, Germany, indicate that removal of less polar compounds probably can be obtained through bank filtration, ground-water enrichment, and additional drinking-water and wastewater treatment processes. Polar compounds, such as atrazine and some metabolites, occur in drinking water obtained from contaminated surface water or ground water, but at concentrations generally lower than those occurring in wastewater and surface water. The results of the studies also suggest that concentrations of nonpolar estrogenic compounds decrease during drinking-water pretreatment processes such as bank filtration and ground-water enrichment.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Occurrence of endocrine-disrupting and other wastewater compunds during water treatment with case studies from Lincoln, Nebraska and Berlin, Germany |
| Series title | Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management |
| DOI | 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2003)7:4(253) |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management |
| First page | 253 |
| Last page | 263 |
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