Effect of agricultural antibiotics on the persistence and transformation of 17β-estradiol in a Sequatchie loam

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 741-751

  Chun, Soul ^a,b   Lee, Jaehoon ^a   Geyer, Roland ^a   White, David C ^a   Raman, D Raj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Agricultural antibiotics; Dehydrogenase activity; Persistence

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; MICROORGANISMS; PESTICIDES;

17Β-ESTRADIOL; AGRICULTURAL ANTIBIOTICS; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; PERSISTENCE;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; ESTRADIOL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SULFADIMIDINE; TYLOSIN;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; PERSISTENCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE TRANSPORT; LOAM SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFAMETHAZINE; TYLOSIN;

EID: 24944517028     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230500189691     Document Type: Article

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