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Project #1346

Technical Brief: Trace Organics Compounds and Implications for Wastewater Treatment

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Completed
Principal Investigator
Paul
Anderson
Research Manager
Ms. Lola Olabode
Contractor
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
Treatment
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds, Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products (EDCs & PPCPs)
Final Report

Abstract

This technical brief summarizes the latest scientific data on trace organic compounds (TOrC) in the wastewater treatment environment. It explains how levels of TOrC are identified and measured, and describes removal efficiencies in typical wastewater treatment processes. It also evaluates potential human health and ecological effects of TOrC that may be discharged to surface waters and/or taken up in public water supplies. The brief identifies management strategies along with future research needs. Published by WERF. 114 pages. Soft cover and online PDF. (2008)

Originally funded as WERF project CEC3R07.