Occurrence and fate of endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewater treatment plants in Israel and the Palestinian West Bank

Autor: Shai Arnon, Tal Godinger, Alfred Abed Rabbo, Alon Tal, Pniela Dotan, Wa'd Odeh, Ludmila Groisman, Nader Al-Khateeb
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Chemosphere. 155:86-93
ISSN: 0045-6535
Popis: Israel and its Palestinian neighbors constitute a unique venue for evaluating the treatment efficiency and potential environmental risks of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), because of their physical proximity yet contrasting societal dynamics. Israel primarily relies on advanced tertiary sewage treatment and recycles over 85% of its treated wastewater, while in the Palestinian Authority (PA), there is only secondary treatment levels at WWTPs and reuse is minimal (
Databáze: OpenAIRE