Estrogens in aquatic systems pose a concern to public and ecological health. Conventional drinking water treatment processes, including coagulation/flocculation and oxidation, remove medial levels of estrogenic compounds from contaminated water sources. Electrocoagulation, which fundamentally involves these processes, has the potential to improve estrogen removal. In this study, the removal of four estrogenic compounds were analyzed and measured via liquid chromatography – mass spectrometry: estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), and 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2). Reaction kinetics were determined as well as the impact of water quality parameters on removal efficiency. The parameters studied included pH, turbidity, and dissolved organic carbon. Further comparisons were made between the removal efficiency of electrocoagulation and electrooxidation.

Impact of water quality characteristics on the mitigation of estrogenic contaminants from drinking water via electrocoagulation and electrooxidation

255th National Meeting (2018)

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