Phototransformation of cephalosporin antibiotics in an aqueous environment results in higher toxicity

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 12417-12426

  Wang, Xiao Huan ^a   Lin, Angela Yu Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN ANTIBIOTICS; CEPHRADINE; DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS; ELIMINATION PROCESS; LOSS RATES; MICROTOX; NATURAL WATERS; PHOTOTRANSFORMATIONS;

BYPRODUCTS; CARBOXYLATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PHOTOLYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SURFACE WATERS; TOXICITY;

ANTIBIOTICS;

BICARBONATE; CEFALEXIN; CEFAPIRIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFRADINE; SURFACE WATER;

ANTIBIOTICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DRUG; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY; TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECARBOXYLATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARBONATES; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FRESH WATER; LUMINESCENCE; NITRATES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOTOLYSIS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

JINGMEI RIVER; TAIWAN;

EID: 84869441856     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301929e     Document Type: Article

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