Removal of the endocrine disrupter nonylphenol and its estrogenic activity in sludge treatment processes

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2643-2651

  Hernandez Raquet, Guillermina ^a   Soef, Antoine ^a   Delgenès, Nadine ^a   Balaguer, Patrick ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic degradation; Anaerobic digestion; Estrogenic activity; Nonylphenol; Sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOASSAY; CELLS; DEGRADATION; PHENOLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AEROBIC DEGRADATION; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY; NONYLPHENOL;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOASSAY; CELLS; DEGRADATION; PHENOLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL LINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

EID: 34248666993     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.02.039     Document Type: Article

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