Removal of aqueous 17α-ethinylestradiol by Rhodococcus species

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1393-1400

  O'Grady, Devin ^a   Evangelista, Sarah ^a   Yargeau, Viviane ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

17 ethinylestradiol; Rhodococcus equi; Rhodococcus erythropolis; Rhodococcus rhodochrous; Rhodococcus zopfii

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPONENTS; ADIPIC ACIDS; AEROBIC CONDITION; BACTERIA STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CARBON SOURCE; CO-SUBSTRATE; CONTRACEPTIVE PILL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS; RHODOCOCCUS ZOPFII; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PHENOLS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PHENOL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON SOURCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); METABOLITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS; RHODOCOCCUS ZOPFII;

EID: 69549130785     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0272     Document Type: Article

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