Hazardous Substances in Waste Water

Data on the occurrence of hazardous substances from the EC black' list in influents, effluents, and sludge at 6 municipal sewage works and in the wastewaters from 59 industries in the Netherlands are presented in a series of tables and discussed. Volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons in sewage orig...

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Published in:Water science and technology 1985-01, Vol.17 (6/7), p.843-853
Main Authors: Van Luin, A B, Van Starkenburg, W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aromatic compounds
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
Chlorination
Chlorophenol
Emissions
Hazardous materials
Hazardous wastes
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorocyclohexane
Hydrocarbons
Industrial plants
Industrial wastes
Industrial wastewater
Industry
Influents
Municipal wastes
Municipal wastewater
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Removal
Sewage
Sewage disposal
Sludge
Surveying
Volatile hydrocarbons
Wastewater
Wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment plants
Water treatment
Water treatment plants
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Summary:Data on the occurrence of hazardous substances from the EC black' list in influents, effluents, and sludge at 6 municipal sewage works and in the wastewaters from 59 industries in the Netherlands are presented in a series of tables and discussed. Volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons in sewage originated mainly from industrial discharges, and the concentrations present fluctuated considerably. Chlorophenols, gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were present in sewage and many industrial wastewaters at low background concentrations. PCB and fluoranthene were constantly found in sewage sludge, and hexachlorobenzene, trichlorophenol, tetrachlorophenol, pentachlorophenol, and benzofluoranthene were also present. The estimated overall percentage removals of a number of types of compound during sewage treatment are shown in a table.
ISSN:0273-1223
1996-9732
DOI:10.2166/wst.1985.0184