Article: Experiments by design: DOE method allows researchers to optimize endocrine disrupter removal from wastewater.(Environmental & Field Testing Technologies)

An endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) is a synthetic chemical that either mimics or blocks hormones and disrupts the body's normal functions when absorbed into the body. EDCs can pass through wastewater treatment systems that are not currently designed to remove them. A team of researchers recently performed a designed experiment to evaluate potential methods for removing three common endocrine disrupters. The researchers treated solutions containing the EDCs nonlyphenol (NP), bisphenol A (BPA) and triclosan (TCS) with an enzyme preparation from the white rot fungus Coriolopsis polyzona.

Study Designed to Advance EDC Removal Methods

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