Formation of toxic 2-nonyl- p -benzoquinones from α-tertiary 4-nonylphenol isomers during microbial metabolism of technical nonylphenol

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 5979-5987

  Gabriel, Frédéric L P ^a,c   Mora, Mauricio Arrieta ^a,d   Kolvenbach, Boris A ^b   Corvini, Philippe F X ^b   Kohler, Hans Peter E ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MIXTURES; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

4-NONYLPHENOL ISOMER; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLIC FINGERPRINTS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; SIDE CHAIN OXIDATION; TERTIARY NONYLPHENOL ISOMERS;

PHENOLS;

2 NONYL 4 BENZOQUINONE; 4 NONYLPHENOL; ALPHA TERTIARY 4 NONYLPHENOL ISOMER; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOQUINONE; HYDROQUINONE; OXYGEN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROXYLATION; ISOMER; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE; SPHINGOBIUM XENOPHAGUM;

SPHINGOBIUM;

EID: 84861870949     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es300383m     Document Type: Article

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