How estrogens persist in dairy wastewater
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
Wastewater from large dairy farms contains significant concentrations of estrogenic hormones that can persist for months or even years, researchers report in a new study. In the absence of oxygen, the estrogens rapidly convert from one form to another; This stalls their biodegradation and complicates efforts to detect them, the researchers found.