Determination of penicillin G and its degradation products in a penicillin production wastewater treatment plant and the receiving river

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 307-317

  Li, Dong ^a   Yang, Min ^a   Hu, Jianying ^b   Zhang, Yu ^a   Chang, Hong ^b   Jin, Fen ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation pathway; Degradation products; LC ESI MS; Penicillin G; Production wastewater

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RIVERS;

DEGRADATION PATHWAY; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; PENICILLIN G; PRODUCTION WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ISOPENILLIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOIC ACID; PENILLOIC ACID; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RIVERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SURFACE WATER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 37349063213     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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