Biodegradation and attenuation of steroidal hormones and alkylphenols by stream biofilms and sediments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4370-4376

  Writer, Jeffrey H ^a,b   Barber, Larry B ^a   Ryan, Joseph N ^b   Bradley, Paul M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4-NONYLPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOLS; BED SEDIMENTS; BIODEGRADATION POTENTIALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ENERGY SOURCE; ETHYNYLESTRADIOL; INITIAL TIME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SEDIMENT MATRICES; SORPTION PROCESS; STEROIDAL HORMONES; TARGET COMPOUND; TEMPORAL SCALE; TIME INTERVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT; WATER MATRICES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOFILMS; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALOGY; PHENOLS; RATING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 NONYLPHENOL MONOEXTHOYLATE; 4 NONYLPHENOLDIETHOXYLATE; ALKYLPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ORGANIC MATTER; STEROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HORMONE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; SAMPLING; SORPTION; SURFACE WATER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; ENERGY RESOURCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; PHENOLS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79956022188     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2000134     Document Type: Article

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