Fate and levels of steroid oestrogens and androgens in waste stabilisation ponds: quantification by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
The capacity for removing wastewater-borne endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) was investigated for two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) incorporating waste stabilisation ponds (WSPs) as the principal treatment technology. Samples were analysed for a number of steroidal oestrogens and androgens using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). Removal efficiency for steroid androgens was high for both WWTPs (93-100%) but WSP treatment was observed to be less effective for removing steroid oestrogens, particularly oestriol.
UNSW Water Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. h.coleman@unsw.edu.au
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D000728:Androgens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001315:Australia; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004958:Estradiol / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004964:Estriol / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004967:Estrogens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004970:Estrone / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013256:Steroids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
D000728:Androgens; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D004967:Estrogens; D013256:Steroids; D004970:Estrone; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D004958:Estradiol; D004964:Estriol