A 17β-estradiol-utilizing bacterium, sphingomonas strain KC8: Part i - Characterization and abundance in wastewater treatment plants

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 4943-4950

  Roh, Hyungkeun ^a   Chu, Kung Hui ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENT; BISPHENOL A; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; RETENTION TIME; SODIUM ACETATE; SODIUM SUCCINATE; SPHINGOMONAS; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION; TRICLOSAN; VELOCITY CONSTANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DEGRADATION; GLUCOSE; PHENOLS; PLASTICIZERS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SODIUM; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

STRAIN;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACETIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN; SUCCINIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE; TRICLOSAN; PHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; PHENOL; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; NOVOSPHINGOBIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT; SOLID; SPHINGOMONAS; TIME; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CITY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOVOSPHINGOBIUM; SPHINGOMONAS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITIES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; GLUCOSE; PHENOL; PHENOLS; SODIUM ACETATE; SPHINGOMONAS; SUCCINIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE; TRICLOSAN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77954276884     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1001902     Document Type: Article

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