title: Removal of endocrine disrupting compounds from wastewater using polymer particles.
abstract: This study evaluated the use of particles of molecularly imprinted and non-imprinted polymers (MIP and NIP) as a wastewater treatment method for endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). MIP and NIP remove EDCs through adsorption and therefore do not result in the formation of partially degraded products. The results show that both MIP and NIP particles are effective for removal of EDCs, and NIP have the advantage of not being as compound-specific as the MIP and hence can remove a diverse range of compounds including 17-β-estradiol (E2), atrazine, bisphenol A, and diethylstilbestrol. Removal of E2 from wastewater was also tested to determine the effectiveness of NIP in the presence of interfering substances and natural organic matter. Removal of E2 from wastewater samples was high and increased with increasing NIP. NIP represent an effective way of removing a wide variety of EDCs from wastewater.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6 E-mail: banu_ormeci@carleton.ca.
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6 E-mail: banu_ormeci@carleton.ca.
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Örmeci
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6.
authors.forename: Edward P C
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001280:Atrazine / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010636:Phenols / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001280:Atrazine; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D004958:Estradiol; D010636:Phenols; D011108:Polymers; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds