Environmental fate of endocrine-disrupting dimethyl phthalate esters (DMPE) under sulfate-reducing condition

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 381, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 126-133

  Cheung, Joseph K H ^a   Lam, Rita K W ^a   Shi, M Y ^a   Gu, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Dimethyl phthalate ester; Endocrine disruptor; Plasticizer; Sterilization; Sulfate reducing condition

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; DIMETHYL PHTHALATE ESTER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; SULFATE REDUCING CONDITION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METABOLITES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTICIZERS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ESTERS;

DIMETHYL ISOPHTHALATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; TEREPHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HEALTH RISK; PHTHALATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HEALTH HAZARD; ISOMERIZATION; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATE REDUCER;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTERS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PHYLOGENY; RHIZOBIUM; SULFATES; THAUERA;

AGROBACTERIUM SP.; ANIMALIA; THAUERA; XANTHOBACTER SP.;

EID: 34249722651     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.03.030     Document Type: Article

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