Title: Contributions of Household Chemicals to Sewage and Their Relevance to Municipal Wastewater Systems and the Environment 
Resource Type: document --> technical publication --> book / book chapter(s) 
Country: USA 
Year of publication: 2009 
Availability: WERF Report 03-CTS-21UR 
Author 1/Producer: Jorg E Drewes and Shane Snyder 
Author / Producer Type: University research group / research institute 
ISBN: ISBN: 9781843395294 
Report / download web link (=direct link): http://www.iwapublishing.com/template.cfm?name=isbn978184339 ...  
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
 
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. 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 20/03/2009

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