Aerobic biodegradation of a nonylphenol polyethoxylate and toxicity of the biodegradation metabolites

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-312

  Jurado, Encarnación ^a   Fernández Serrano, Mercedes ^a   Núñez Olea, Josefa ^a   Lechuga, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Kinetics; Nonylphenol polyethoxylate; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; BIODEGRADABILITY TESTS; BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION RATE; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; KINETIC MODELS; KINETICS OF DEGRADATION; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATE; TOXICITY VALUES;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMOLECULES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MICELLES; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOLS; TOXICITY;

BIODEGRADATION;

ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOLPOLYETHOXYLATE DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS;

ADSORPTION; AEROBIOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; HALF-LIFE; KINETICS; MICELLES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 67650093481     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9716-6     Document Type: Article

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