Removal of endocrine disrupting compounds from industrial wastewater.

There is a growing concern about the presence of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in surface waters, caused by discharges from wastewater treatment plants. The current project aims at the optimisation of both conventional and advanced treatment technologies to remove EDCs from industrial wastewater. Treatment efficiencies will be determined by effect directed analysis using bioassays that actually measure the endocrine disrupting effects in the samples.

Keywords:ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION, MICROCONTAMINANTS, ACTIVATED SLUDGE, ADVANCED OXIDATION

Disciplines:Sustainable chemistry, Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution, Environmental science and management, Catalysis and reacting systems engineering, Chemical product design and formulation, General chemical and biochemical engineering, Process engineering, Separation and membrane technologies, Transport phenomena, Other (bio)chemical engineering

Project type:Collaboration project