The Removal of Typical Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Drinking Water Process in South China

Abstract:

The effect of different water treatment processes on the removal of four typical endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), including estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), estriol (E3) and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2),was investigated. Samples including influents and effluents of different unit processes were taken. Influents and effluents of every treatment process were detected by solid phase extraction (SPE) and high efficiency liquid chromatography (HPLC). The removal rates of natural (E1, E2, and E3) and synthetic estrogen (EE2) in summer are higher than those in winter. Moreover, the removal rates of four typical EDCs in disinfection process are higher than those in coagulation and sedimentation process.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 535)
• Pages: 464-469
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.535.464
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Xun Chao Li*, Cong Li, Qing Song Li
• Keywords: Drinking Water, Endocrine Disrupting Compounds, Estrogen, Removal Efficiency, Water Treatment Process

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