Removal and degradation characteristics of quinolone antibiotics in laboratory-scale activated sludge reactors under aerobic, nitrifying and anoxic conditions

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-83

  Dorival Garcia N ^a   Zafra Gomez A ^a   Navalon A ^a   Gonzalez Lopez J ^a   Hontoria, E ^a   Vilchez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobic anoxic reactors; Biodegradation; Nitrifying activated sludge; Quinolone antibiotics; Redox conditions; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANTIBIOTICS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; NITRIFICATION; PILOT PLANTS; SORPTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; AEROBIC CONDITION; AEROBIC/ANOXIC REACTOR; ALLYLTHIOUREA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; NITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGES; NITRIFYING CONDITIONS; QUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS; QUINOLONES; REDOX CONDITION;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALLYLTHIOUREA; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITOR; LABORATORY METHOD; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX POTENTIAL; SORPTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTOR; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; LABORATORY TEST; MASS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYER; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84875234644     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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