Rapid loss of estrogenicity of steroid estrogens by UVA photolysis and photocatalysis over an immobilised titanium dioxide catalyst

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 14-15, 2004, Pages 3233-3240

  Coleman, H M ^a,c   Routledge, E J ^b   Sumpter, J P ^b   Eggins, B R ^a   Byrne, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Photocatalysis; Recombinant yeast screen; Titanium dioxide; UVA photolysis

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; HORMONES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ESTROGENICITY; STEROID ESTROGENS;

WATER TREATMENT;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; YEAST;

EID: 3342978245     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.04.021     Document Type: Article

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