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. 2020 Dec 3;21(23):9241. doi: 10.3390/ijms21239241
2,4-DCP 2,4-dichlorophenol
2,3,4-TCP 2,3,4-trichlorophenol
3,4-DCA 3,4-dichloroaniline
4-CA 4-chloroaniline
4-CC 4-chlorocatechol
4-Cl-TCC 3,3′,4,4′-tetrachlorocarbanilide
BACs Benzalkonium chlorides
BAC-8 Benzalkonium chlorides containing eight carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
BAC-10 Benzalkonium chlorides containing ten carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
BAC-12 Benzalkonium chlorides containing twelve carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
BAC-14 Benzalkonium chlorides containing fourteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
BAC-16 Benzalkonium chlorides containing sixteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
BAC-18 Benzalkonium chlorides containing eighteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
BNR Biological nutrient removal
CAS Chemical abstract service
CYP Cytochrome P450 enzymes
DBPs Disinfection byproducts
DCC Dichlorocarbanilide
DCDDs Dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxins
DL Detection limit
dw Dry weight
E. coli Escherichia coli
IC25 25% inhibition concentration
LC50 Median lethal concentration
LD50 Lethal dose at which 50 percent of the population cannot survive
Log Kow Logarithmic octanol-water partitioning coefficients
MCC Monochlorocarbanilide
MeTCS Methyl triclosan
MH Mesophilic
MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NCC Carbanilide
NDMA N-Nitrosodimethylamine
NR Not reported
OLR Organic loading rate
pKa Dissociation constant
PPCPs Pharmaceuticals and personal care products
QACs Quaternary ammonium compounds
SRT Sludge retention time/solids retention time
TCC Triclocarban
TCS Triclosan
TCS-gluc Glucuronidated triclosan
TCS-SO4 Triclosan sulfate
TH Thermophilic
TH-AD Cambi Thermal Hydrolysis followed by anaerobic digestion
U.S. United States
U.S. EPA United States Environmental Protecion Agency
U.S. FDA United States Food and Drug Administration
UV Ultraviolet
WWTPs Wastewater treatment plants