Simultaneous determination of 11 sulfonamides by HPLC-UV and application for fast screening of their aerobic elimination and biodegradation in a simple test

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 907-916

  Mahmoud, Waleed M M ^a,b   Khaleel, Nareman D H ^a,b   Hadad, Ghada M ^b   Abdel Salam, Randa A ^b   Haiß, Annette ^a   Kümmerer, Klaus ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation; Antibiotics; Aquatic environment; Closed Bottle Test; HPLC

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; TOXICITY;

EID: 84883410473     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201200508     Document Type: Article

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