| Title: |
Contributions of Household Chemicals to Sewage and Their Relevance to Municipal Wastewater Systems and the Environment
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> book / book chapter(s)
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| Country: |
USA
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| Year of publication: |
2009 |
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WERF Report 03-CTS-21UR
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Jorg E Drewes and Shane Snyder
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| Author / Producer Type: |
University research group / research institute
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| ISBN: |
ISBN: 9781843395294
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Persistent Organic Pollutants
Water and sanitation-->Pollution
Water resources and their management -->Stresses, quality and ecological status
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| Short description: |
In total the number of consumer product chemicals the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified, approximately 500 are considered high production volume (HPV) chemicals. This study investigated the occurrence and fate of high production volume household chemicals in wastewater systems. The study was initiated with a comprehensive review on HPV organic chemicals in household commodities and their contributions to municipal wastewater treatment systems.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 20/03/2009
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