Evaluation of estrogen-like activity on sewage treatment processes using recombinant yeast

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 367-373

  Onda, K ^a   Yang, S Y ^a,b   Miya, A ^a   Tanaka, T ^a  

^a EBARA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Endocrine disruptors; Estrogen like activity; Sewage treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENZYMES; OXIDATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; YEAST;

ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY (EIA);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE TREATMENT; YEAST;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BATCH REACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FILTRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; JAPAN; OXIDATION; OZONATION; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; YEAST;

EID: 0036951711     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0764     Document Type: Conference Paper

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