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Table 5.2.

Diethyl Phthalate (DEP) in treatment plants

 

Review of Environmental
Fate and Effects of Selected
Phthalate Esters
 

Reference

Wastewater
inlet
(µg/l)

Wastewater
outlet
(µg/l)

Removal
from water
(%)

Sewage sludge
(mg/kg DW)

VKI (1996) /8/

-

-

-

0.020 - 0.970
(11 samples)

VKI (1995) /9/

-

-

-

-

Swedish data(1)

-

-

-

- 2.9

International data(1)

-

-

-

-

1) Cited from /10/.