A review of the fate of micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants

J Margot, L Rossi, DA Barry… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Municipal wastewaters are contaminated by a wide range of chemicals, from surfactants to
heavy metals, including pharmaceutical residues, personal care products, various …

[HTML][HTML] Is water quality in British rivers “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”?

MJ Whelan, C Linstead, F Worrall, SJ Ormerod… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
We explore the oft-repeated claim that river water quality in Great Britain is “better now than
at any time since the Industrial Revolution”. We review available data and ancillary evidence …

Molecular characterization of effluent organic matter identified by ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry

M Gonsior, M Zwartjes, WJ Cooper, W Song, KP Ishida… - Water research, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Effluent dissolved organic matter (EfOM) collected from the secondary-treated wastewater of
the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) located in Fountain Valley, California, USA …

Environmental safety of the use of major surfactant classes in North America

C Cowan-Ellsberry, S Belanger, P Dorn… - Critical reviews in …, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
This paper brings together over 250 published and unpublished studies on the
environmental properties, fate, and toxicity of the four major, high-volume surfactant classes …

New biobased sulfonated anionic surfactants based on the esterification of furoic acid and fatty alcohols: A green solution for the replacement of oil derivative …

A Al Ghatta, RC Aravenas, Y Wu, JM Perry… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
The surfactant market represents a key sector of the chemical industry and encompasses
many diverse applications. Their sustainability in terms of feedstock used, synthetic …

Fate of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates in the environment: a review

AK Mungray, P Kumar - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2009‏ - Elsevier
The fate and risk of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) in various compartments of the
environment have been reviewed. Under aerobic conditions LAS degrade rapidly and …

Removal of fragrance materials during US and European wastewater treatment

SL Simonich, TW Federle, WS Eckhoff… - … science & technology, 2002‏ - ACS Publications
The concentrations and removals of 16 fragrance materials (FMs) were measured in 17 US
and European wastewater treatment plants between 1997 and 2000 and were compared to …

Occurrence of surface active agents in the environment

E Olkowska, M Ruman… - Journal of analytical …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Due to the specific structure of surfactants molecules they are applied in different areas of
human activity (industry, household). After using and discharging from wastewater treatment …

Removal of a broad range of surfactants from municipal wastewater–comparison between membrane bioreactor and conventional activated sludge treatment

S González, M Petrovic, D Barceló - Chemosphere, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Elimination of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO) and their degradation products (alkylphenols
and alkylphenoxy carboxylates), as well as linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) and …

Occurrence and potential environmental risk of surfactants and their transformation products discharged by wastewater treatment plants

F Freeling, NA Alygizakis, PC von der Ohe… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Seven-day composite effluent samples from a German monitoring campaign including 33
conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) were analyzed for linear alkylbenzene …