Abstract
The capacity for removing wastewater-borne endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) was investigated for two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) incorporating waste stabilisation ponds (WSPs) as the principal treatment technology. Samples were analysed for a number of steroidal oestrogens and androgens using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). Removal efficiency for steroid androgens was high for both WWTPs (93-100%) but WSP treatment was observed to be less effective for removing steroid oestrogens, particularly oestriol.
MeSH terms
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Androgens / analysis*
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Androgens / isolation & purification
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Australia
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Chromatography, Liquid / methods
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Endocrine Disruptors / analysis*
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Endocrine Disruptors / isolation & purification
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Estradiol / analysis
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Estradiol / isolation & purification
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Estriol / analysis
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Estriol / isolation & purification
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Estrogens / analysis*
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Estrogens / isolation & purification
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Estrone / analysis
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Estrone / isolation & purification
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Ethinyl Estradiol / analysis
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Ethinyl Estradiol / isolation & purification
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Steroids / analysis
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Steroids / isolation & purification
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Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods
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Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods*
Substances
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Androgens
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Endocrine Disruptors
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Estrogens
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Steroids
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Estrone
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Ethinyl Estradiol
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Estradiol
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Estriol