Influence of nitrifying conditions on the biodegradation and sorption of emerging micropollutants

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5434-5444

  Fernandez Fontaina, E ^a   Omil, F ^a   Lema, J M ^a   Carballa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Hydraulic retention time; Musk fragrance; Nitrifying sludge; Pharmaceutical

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; NITRIFICATION;

BIODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LOADING RATE; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MUSK FRAGRANCES; NITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGES; NITRIFYING CONDITIONS; NITRIFYING SLUDGE; RETENTION TIME;

BIODEGRADATION;

AMMONIUM MONOOXYGENASE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUOXETINE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GALAXOLIDE; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NITROGEN; ROXITHROMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; KINETICS; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 84865964675     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.07.037     Document Type: Article

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