Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in municipal wastewaters: Effective degradation and detoxification by fungal laccases

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 391-396

  Spina, Federica ^a   Cordero, Chiara ^a   Sgorbini, Barbara ^a   Schilirò, Tiziana ^a   Gilli, Giorgio ^a   Bicchi, Carlo ^a   Varese, Giovanna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; ENZYMES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CRUDE EXTRACT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ENZYMATIC TREATMENTS; FUNGAL LACCASES; MODEL SOLUTION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; REAL WASTEWATER;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

EID: 84879210922     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1332066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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