Effect of triclosan and triclocarban biocides on biodegradation of estrogens in soils

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1381-1386

  Shareef, Ali ^a   Egerer, Sina ^b   Kookana, Rai ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

17 Ethynylestradiol; 17 Estradiol; Antimicrobial agents; Endocrine disrupting chemicals

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BIOCIDES; DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; SOILS;

BATCH STUDIES; DEGRADATION RATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; ETHYNYLESTRADIOL; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STERILE CONDITIONS; TIME INTERVAL;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIOCIDE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ORGANIC CARBON; TRICLOCARBAN; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSOLID; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SANDY SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 71949111481     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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