Shimin Wu

TL;DR: Different profiles of progestogens in the receiving rivers and WWTP effluents were observed, which could be explained by the discharge of a mixture of treated and untreated wastewater into the receiving Rivers.

TL;DR: The adsorption breakthrough behavior of nine perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwaters by four bituminous coal-based granular activated carbons was studied using rapid small-scale column tests (RSSCTs), indicating that hydrophobic interaction is important for apparent adsorbent capacity of PFAS in groundwater with low dissolved organic concentrations and low specific UV absorbances.

TL;DR: Glucocorticoids, androgens, and progestogens were mainly removed by degradation as with estrogens, while different behaviors were observed in the aerated grit chamber, anaerobic tank, anoxic tank, and aerobic tank units.

TL;DR: A sensitive ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry method was established for nine androgens and progestogens in the wastewater and surface water samples from Japan, and no apparent signal suppression was found.

TL;DR: This study investigated the effects of pre-ozonation as a pre-treatment for UF on the membrane fouling caused by EfOM in secondary wastewater effluents for hydrophilic regenerated cellulose and hydrophobic polyethersulfone UF membranes.