Fate of sulfonamide antibiotics in contact with activated sludge - Sorption and biodegradation

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1301-1308

  Yang, Sheng Fu ^a   Lin, Cheng Fang ^a   Wu, Chien Ju ^a   Ng, Kok Kwang ^a   Yu Chen Lin, Angela ^a   Andy Hong, Pui Kwan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradation; Sorption; Sulfonamide antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; ANTIBIOTICS; BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SORPTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE CONCENTRATIONS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; AQUEOUS CONCENTRATIONS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE (SMX); SULFAMONOMETHOXINE; SULFONAMIDE ANTIBIOTICS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; SULFADIMETHOXINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFAMONOMETHOXINE; SULFONAMIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PH; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WATER RETENTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSORPTION; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84856117785     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.12.035     Document Type: Article

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