Influence of alkalinity and salinity on the sonochemical degradation of estrogen hormones in aqueous solution

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1373-1379

  Suri, Rominder P S ^a   Singh, Tony Sarvinder ^a   Abburi, Shashi ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ANALYTES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BULK SOLUTIONS; CONCENTRATION OF; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; INHIBITORY EFFECT; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION;

BATCH REACTORS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; PH EFFECTS; RATE CONSTANTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SONOCHEMISTRY;

DEGRADATION;

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; BICARBONATE; DIHYDROEQUILIN; EQUILIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HORMONE; REACTION KINETICS; SALINITY;

ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; PH MEASUREMENT; SALINITY; ULTRASOUND;

EQUILIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SALINITY; SONICATION; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77249144909     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9024595     Document Type: Article

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