Resource dependent biodegradation of estrogens and the role of ammonia oxidising and heterotrophic bacteria

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 239-240, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-63

  Bagnall, J P ^a   Ito, A ^b   McAdam, E J ^a   Soares, A ^a   Lester, J N ^a   Cartmell, E ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidising bacteria; Biodegradation; Estrogen; Nitrosomonas; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; AMMONIA OXIDISING BACTERIA; BROAD SPECTRUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; ESTROGEN; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LABORATORY SCALE; NITROGEN SOURCES; NITROSOMONAS; ORGANIC LOADINGS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SOLID RETENTION TIME; STEROID ESTROGENS;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; LOADING; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

BIODEGRADATION;

ESTROGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RETENTION; SEWAGE; STEROID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HETEROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; ESTROGENS; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NITROSOMONAS;

EID: 84867731102     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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