Tetracycline photolysis in natural waters: Loss of antibacterial activity

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1505-1510

  Wammer, Kristine H ^a   Slattery, Matthew T ^a   Stemig, Amanda M ^a   Ditty, Jayna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Growth inhibition; Photolysis; Tetracycline; Water hardness

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HARDNESS; PHOTOLYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA; DECOMPOSITION RATE; DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; GROWTH INHIBITION; SIMULATED SUNLIGHT; TETRACYCLINE;

WATER HARDNESS;

TETRACYCLINE; WATER;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; INHIBITION; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; HARDNESS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SUNLIGHT; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 82455175690     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.08.051     Document Type: Article

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