Toxicity of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on the anaerobic digestion of wastewater sludge

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1260-1269

  Alatriste Mondragon, F ^a   Iranpour, R ^b   Ahring, B K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Anaerobic digestion; DBP; DEHP; Phthalic acid esters; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; SANITATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MINERALIZATION;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; SLUDGE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 12244255072     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00387-1     Document Type: Article

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