Degradation of estradiol and ethinyl estradiol by activated sludge and by a defined mixed culture

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 106-112

  Weber, Stefanie ^a   Leuschner, Prisca ^a   Kämpfer, Peter ^b   Dott, Wolfgang ^a   Hollender, Juliane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HORMONES; METABOLITES; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

AEROBIC DEGRADATION; ESTRADIOL; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; STEROIDS;

ALCOHOLS;

16ALPHA HYDROXYESTRONE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALPHA ZEARALENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESTRANOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEGRADATION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BATCH PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RALSTONIA; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACHROMOBACTER DENITRIFICANS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYESTRONES; MESTRANOL; PHENOLS; RALSTONIA; SEWAGE; WATER PURIFICATION; ZERANOL;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; RALSTONIA SP.;

EID: 17444410786     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1693-4     Document Type: Article

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