Removal of the endocrine disrupter butyl benzyl phthalate from the environment

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-73

  Chatterjee, Subhankar ^a   Karlovsky, Petr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Butyl benzyl phthalate; Degradation pathway; Endocrine disrupter; Monoesters; Phthalate

Indexed keywords

BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; MONOESTERS; PHTHALATE; PHTHALATES;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROCARBONS; LEACHING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASTICIZERS; POLLUTION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SONOCHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER;

ESTERS;

PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FUNGUS; HEALTH IMPACT; LEACHING; PHTHALATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FUNGUS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FUNGI; HUMANS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77952891564     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2570-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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