Removing compounds showing hormonal activity from water and wastewater (review)

Summary

Various natural and nonnatural substances have been present in the environment. They can affect the normal hormonal activity in animals and humans. This class of substances is defined as «compounds with hormonal activity». The classification of compounds with hormonal activity is given. The methods of removing these compounds from water and wastewater, i.e. bioaugmentation, membrane technologies, adsorption, oxidation processes etc. are presented.

Key words

adsorption , membrane bioreactor , water and wastewater treatment , compounds with hormonal activity , bioaugmentation , oxidation process