The effect of ozone on the biodegradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol and sulfamethoxazole by mixed bacterial cultures

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2201-2210

  Larcher, Simone ^a   Yargeau, Viviane ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

17 ethinylestradiol; Biodegradation; Mixed bacteria; Ozone; Sulfamethoxazole

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LIPID REGULATORS; MIXED BACTERIA; MIXED BACTERIAL CULTURE; PRE-TREATMENT; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE (SMX);

ANTIBIOTICS; MICROBIOLOGY; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; OZONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LIPID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; OZONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84874117199     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4054-8     Document Type: Article

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