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Use of a Battery of Chemical and Ecotoxicological Methods for the Assessment of the Efficacy of Wastewater Treatment Processes to Remove Estrogenic Potency
 

Use of a Battery of Chemical and Ecotoxicological Methods for the Assessment of the Efficacy of Wastewater Treatment Processes to Remove Estrogenic Potency

Article DOI: 10.3791/54243-v • 09:49 min • September 11th, 2016
September 11th, 2016 •
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1Institute of Environment Health and Societies, Brunel University London, 2Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University

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Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDC) pose a substantial risk to the aquatic environment. Municipal wastewater treatment plants are major contributors to the estrogenic potency of surface waters. The methodology provided in this paper allows for an assessment of the efficacy and suitability of wastewater treatment processes with respect to EDC removal.

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Keywords: Wastewater Treatment Estrogenic Potency Ecotoxicological Methods Analytical Chemistry SPE Process Sample Preparation Contamination Prevention Solvent Extraction Vacuum Manifold Sample Loading Solvent Evaporation
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