Title :
Toxicology of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in reclaimed wastewater and its removal options
Author :
Xiangsheng, Cao ; Xuezheng, Meng ; Zhaoliang, Zhu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Water & Waster Eng., Beijing Univ. of Technol., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is one of the typical endocrine disrupting chemicals found in water and wastewater. Concentrations of DEHP in water, wastewater and reclaimed wastewater are summarized based on published literatures. Concentrations of DEHP in source water for drinking or final sewage effluents sometimes definitely exceeded legal stipulations for DEHP limits in China. Although physicochemical and biological treatments are the main effective and practical technologies for DEHP removal from water or wastewater, they need further exploration. Novel sustainable treatment technology such as membrane separation processes is essentially needed.
Keywords :
effluents; organic compounds; sewage treatment; sustainable development; toxicology; wastewater treatment; China; biological treatment; di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate removal; endocrine disrupting chemical; membrane separation process; physicochemical treatment; reclaimed wastewater treatment; sewage effluent; toxicology; Biomembranes; Chemicals; Effluents; Endocrine system; Law; Legal factors; Separation processes; Toxicology; Wastewater treatment; Water resources; Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate; endocrine disrupting chemicals; reclaimed wastewater; water;
Conference_Titel :
Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7737-1
DOI :
10.1109/MACE.2010.5536302
