Fate, transport and biodegradation of natural estrogens in the environment and engineered systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 6537-6546

  Khanal, Samir Kumar ^a,b   Xie, Bin ^a   Thompson, Michael L ^b   Sung, Shihwu ^a   Ong, Say Kee ^a   Van Leeuwen, J ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FERMENTATION; HORMONES; SORPTION;

ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; ESTROGEN COMPOUNDS; MUNICIPAL BIOSOLIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTP);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; RUNOFF; STEROID;

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FERMENTATION; HORMONES; SORPTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; MANURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSOLID; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANURE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFLORA; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SLUDGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MANURE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SEWAGE; STEROIDS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FUSCONAIA SUBROTUNDA;

EID: 33750885100     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0607739     Document Type: Review

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