Estrogen biodegradation kinetics and estrogenic activity reduction for two biological wastewater treatment methods

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 7111-7116

  Gaulke, Linda S ^a   Strand, Stuart E ^a   Kalhorn, Thomas F ^b   David Stensel, H ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BACTERIAL DEGRADATION; BATCH TESTS; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; BIOTREATMENTS; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FIRST-ORDER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MUNICIPAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE; NANOGRAMS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; NITRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REACTION KINETICS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NITRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; KINETICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70349151693     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901194c     Document Type: Article

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