Microbial degradation of 17β-estradiol and 17α-ethinylestradiol followed by a validated HPLC-DAD method

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 265-273

  Ribeiro, Ana R ^a,b   Carvalho, Maria F ^b   Afonso, Carlos M M ^c   Tiritan, Maria E ^a,c   Castro, Paula M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES IUCS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

17 ethinylestradiol; 17 estradiol; Biodegradation; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Estrone; HPLC DAD

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALCALIGENES; BIODEGRADATION STUDIES; CARBON SOURCE; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; DIODE ARRAY DETECTORS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FLUOROBENZENE; HPLC-DAD; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; RECALCITRANT COMPOUNDS; VALIDATED METHODS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RNA; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACETATE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALCOHOL; BIODEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALCALIGENES; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SPHINGOBACTERIUM;

ALCALIGENES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; SEWAGE; SPHINGOBACTERIUM;

EID: 77951026121     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601231003704523     Document Type: Article

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