Investigation on the removal of natural and synthetic estrogens using biofilms in continuous flow biofilm reactors and batch experiments analysed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1105-1114

  Pieper, Christina ^a   Rotard, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Estradiol; Estrone; Ethinylestradiol; Microbial degradation; Naturally derived biofilms

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITES; PHASE SEPARATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NATURAL ESTROGEN; NATURALLY DERIVED BIOFILM;

BIOREACTORS;

ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACTION METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; NATIONAL PARK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RIVER SYSTEM; STEROID; SURFACE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; DECOMPOSITION; GERMANY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650557599     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.10.034     Document Type: Article

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