Biological removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in an aerated nitrifying fixed bed reactor during ammonium starvation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Forrez, Ilse ^a   Carballa, Marta ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ammonium monooxygenase; Biodegradation; Estrogens; Micropollutants; Nitrification; Post treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; AMMONIUM MONOOXYGENASE; BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL; EFFLUENT POLISHING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ESTROGENS; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FIXED BED REACTOR; FIXED-BED BIOREACTOR; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MICROPOLLUTANTS; POPULATION DENSITIES; POST-TREATMENT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; VOLUMETRIC LOADING RATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIA; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXED BED REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTES BY METABOLISM; STARVATION; VOLUMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 65449123960     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2016     Document Type: Article

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