An evaluation of the OECD 308 water/sediment systems for investigating the biodegradation of pharmaceuticals

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5803-5811

  Ericson, Jon F ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFLUENTS; MEDICINE; MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

CATIONIC PHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOACTIVE MONITORING; SEDIMENT BIODEGRADATION TESTING; SEDIMENT COMPARTMENT;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

AZITHROMYCIN; CARBON 14; EXEMESTANE; SURFACE WATER; VARENICLINE;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; MEDICINE; MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EUROPEAN UNION; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERSISTENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINERALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANDROSTADIENES; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZAZEPINES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON ISOTOPES; EUROPE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUINOXALINES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

EID: 34548057898     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es063043+     Document Type: Article

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