Ultraviolet treatment and biodegradation of dibenzothiophene: Identification and toxicity of products

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2409-2416

  Cooper, Ellen M ^a   Stapleton, Heather M ^a   Matson, Cole W ^a   Di Giulio, Richard T ^a   Schuler, Andrew J ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation; Dibenzothiophene; Fundulus heteroclitus; Toxicity; Ultraviolet treatment

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AQUEOUS CONCENTRATIONS; ARTIFICIAL SEAWATER; BIODEGRADATION PRODUCTS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOLUMINESCENT BACTERIA; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; DIBENZOTHIOPHENES; FLUENCES; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; MINIMAL EFFECTS; MIXTURE EFFECTS; NATURAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIC SOLUTES; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REDUCED TOXICITY; TEST ORGANISMS; TRACE LEVEL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET TREATMENT; UV EXPOSURE; UV FLUENCE; UV IRRADIATION; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SULFUR; THIOPHENE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

TOXICITY;

DIBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER; SULFONE; SULFOXIDE; THIOSALICYLIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUND; TOXICITY TEST; TRANSFORMATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EMBRYO; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FUNDULIDAE; THIOPHENES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 78649563865     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.312     Document Type: Article

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