Microcosm investigations of phthalate behaviour in sewage treatment biofilms

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 372, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 605-614

  Oliver, Roly ^a   May, Eric ^a   Williams, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DEHP; DEP; Microcosms; Microorganisms; Phthalate; Sewage

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MICROORGANISMS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

MICROCOSMS; PHTHALATE; TRICKLE FILTERS;

ESTERS;

PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MICROCOSM; MICROORGANISM; PHTHALATE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROCOSM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; YEAST;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33846005826     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.10.026     Document Type: Article

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