Exploring 17α-ethinylestradiol removal, mineralization, and bioincorporation in engineered bioreactors

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1369-1377

  Yi, Taewoo ^a   Mackintosh, Susan ^b   Aga, Diana S ^b   Harper, Willie F ^c  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactors; Microautoradioaugraphy; Pharmaceuticals; Sorption; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; DRUG PRODUCTS; MINERALOGY; SORPTION; WASTEWATER;

CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROAUTORADIOAUGRAPHY; MICROAUTORADIOGRAPHY; PARTITIONING COEFFICIENTS;

BIOREACTORS;

CARBON; CARBON 14; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

BIOENERGETICS; BIOREACTOR; DRUG; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; MEMBRANE; MINERALIZATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SORPTION; SUBSTRATE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOENERGY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 78650574516     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.10.022     Document Type: Article

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