Detecting endocrine disrupting compounds in water using sulfur-oxidizing bacteria

Chemosphere

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-297

  Van Ginkel, Steven W ^a   Hassan, Sedky H A ^b   Oh, Sang Eun ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Electrical conductivity; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Sulfur oxidizing bacteria; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSENSORS; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SULFUR; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

EARLY WARNING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; RELIABLE DETECTION; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIA; TOXICITY DETECTION; WHOLE-CELL BIOSENSORS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; DETECTION METHOD; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SULFURIC ACID; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHENOLS; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77956188893     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.05.056     Document Type: Article

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