Comparisons between abiotic nitration and biotransformation reactions of phenolic micropollutants in activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 478-489

  Jewell, Kevin S ^a   Wick, Arne ^a   Ternes, Thomas A ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 Phenylphenol; Activated sludge; Bisphenol A; Dextrorphan; Micropollutants; Nitration; Phenols; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

2-PHENYLPHENOL; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BISPHENOL A; BISPHENOLS-A; DEXTRORPHAN; MICROPOLLUTANTS; PHENOLICS; SULFATE CONJUGATES; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

PHENOLS;

2 HYDROXYBIPHENYL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DEXTRORPHAN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; EFFLUENT; METABOLITE; NITRATE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLASTIC; RADICAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SULFATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CITRUS FRUIT; DEGRADATION; DEMETHYLATION; HYDROXYLATION; NITRATION; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTANT; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; KINETICS; NITRATES; PHENOLS; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84888845616     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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