Influence of pH on the sonolysis of ciprofloxacin: Biodegradability, ecotoxicity and antibiotic activity of its degradation products

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 291-295

  De Bel, Evelien ^a   Dewulf, Jo ^a   Witte, Bavo De ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^a   Janssen, Colin ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibiotic activity; Biodegradability; Ciprofloxacin; pH; Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata; Ultrasonic irradiation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADABILITY; DEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRRADIATION; PH; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEGREE OF PROTONATION; FLUOROQUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER DEGRADATION; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; ULTRASOUND IRRADIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

CIPROFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; PH; TOXICITY; ULTRASONICS; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER;

ALGA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ECOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; ULTRASOUND; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALGAE; BACILLUS COAGULANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 69449101784     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.07.033     Document Type: Article

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