Impact of organic carbon on the biodegradation of estrone in mixed culture systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 12359-12365

  Tan, David T ^a   Arnold, William A ^a   Novak, Paige J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; CATABOLIC REPRESSION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; MEMBRANE-COUPLED BIOREACTORS; MIXED CULTURE SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE SUBSTRATES; STARVATION CONDITIONS;

BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; MICROBIOLOGY; SUBSTRATES;

LOADING;

AMMONIA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ORGANIC CARBON; CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RESPONSE; HETEROTROPHY; HORMONE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC CARBON; REACTION RATE; STARVATION; SUBSTRATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROTROPH; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ESTRONE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84887884530     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4027908     Document Type: Article

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