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Technical Literature on Microconstituents

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Articles from Water Environment Research 2007 Literature Review


Articles from Water Environment Research Special Focus Issue on Emerging Micropollutants, Volume 77, No. 1, January/February 2005

Literature from Other WEF Publications
  • Time Out: Longer Solids Retention Times Can Remove Some PPCPs
         - Article from WE&T, December 2006, Vol. 19, No. 12
    As the advancement of analytical techniques has enabled identification and quantification of chemicals at lower concentrations, the widespread presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in wastewater treatment plant effluent has been demonstrated.

  • Microconstituents and Industrial Water Quality *
         - Entire issue of Water Practice, February 2008
    This entire issue of Water Practice focuses on the water quality issues associated with Industrial Waste and the treatment of Microconstituents. An accompanying editorial surveys the changing state of knowledge of microconstituent compounds in water systems.   

  • Taking Back the Drugs (PDF)
         - Article from Utility Executive, March/April 2008 issue, offered here at no charge.

  • Wastewater Treatment of Alkylphenols & Their Ethoxylates: A State of the Science Review *
    Alkylphenol ethoxylates have been important surfactants for more than 50 years. These compounds have been the subject of considerable regulatory attention, primarily due to concerns about their aquatic toxicity. This monograph reviews and summarizes the state of the science on the removal of alkylphenols and their ethoxylates in wastewater treatment systems, and provides guidance on strategies for optimizing and sustaining the performance of wastewater treatment plants. Copyright © APERC, Washington, D.C.  Published by WEF. Soft Cover. 120 pages. 2007.

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