Biodegradation of ciprofloxacin in water and soil and its effects on the microbial communities

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 198, Issue , 2011, Pages 22-30

  Girardi, Cristobal ^a   Greve, Josephine ^b   Lamshöft, Marc ^c   Fetzer, Ingo ^a   Miltner, Anja ^a   Schäffer, Andreas ^d   Kästner, Matthias ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biodegradation; Ciprofloxacin; Radiotracer; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL POTENCY; AQUEOUS SYSTEM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CIPROFLOXACIN; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL ECO SYSTEM; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MINERALISATION; RADIOTRACER;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; SORPTION; TOXICITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CARBON 14; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADSORPTION; AGING; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; TRACER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CIPROFLOXACIN; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 83955162869     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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