Removal mechanisms for endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in wastewater treatment - physical means, biodegradation, and chemical advanced oxidation: a review.
Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are pollutants with estrogenic or androgenic activity at very low concentrations and are emerging as a major concern for water quality. Within the past few decades, more and more target chemicals were monitored as the source of estrogenic or androgenic activity in wastewater, and great endeavors have been done on the removal of EDCs in wastewater. This article reviewed removal of EDCs from three aspects, that is, physical means, biodegradation, and chemical advanced oxidation (CAO).
Liu
Ze-Hua
ZH
Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Sugimoto 3-3-138, Sumiyoshi-Ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan. liuzehua78@yahoo.co.jp
Kanjo
Yoshinori
Y
Mizutani
Satoshi
S
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards
D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical