Sorption of carbamazepine, 17α-ethinylestradiol, iopromide and trimethoprim to biomass involves interactions with exocellular polymeric substances

Chemosphere

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 917-922

  Khunjar, Wendell O ^a   Love, Nancy G ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Exocellular polymers; Linear free energy relationships; Microconstituents; Trace organic contaminants

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; FREE ENERGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTEINS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EXOCELLULAR POLYMERS; LINEAR FREE ENERGY RELATIONSHIPS; MICRO-CONSTITUENTS; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

SORPTION;

CARBAMAZEPINE; DIVALENT CATION; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; IOPROMIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGENASE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; CORRELATION; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HETEROTROPHY; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SORPTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CELL FRACTIONATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650911574     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.046     Document Type: Article

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