Pathways and metabolites of microbial degradation of selected acidic pharmaceutical and their occurrence in municipal wastewater treated by a membrane bioreactor

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2654-2664

  Quintana, José Benito ^a,b   Weiss, Stefan ^b   Reemtsma, Thorsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Membrane bioreactor; Municipal wastewater; Pharmaceuticals; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DRUG PRODUCTS; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; REMOVAL; TRACE ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGES; KETOPROFEN; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BEZAFIBRATE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN;

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CARBON MINERALIZATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG HYDROLYSIS; DRUG STABILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 21744460381     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.04.068     Document Type: Article

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