Anaerobic degradation behavior of nonylphenol polyethoxylates in sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-351

  Lu, Jian ^a   Jin, Qiang ^a   He, Yiliang ^a   Wu, Jun ^a   Zhang, Wenying ^a   Zhao, Juan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogenic activity; Initial concentration; Nonylphenol polyethoxylates; Organic matter; Temperature coefficient; Terminal electron acceptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATES; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTOR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

NITRATE; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATE; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39149118656     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.08.068     Document Type: Article

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