Toxicity of the micropollutants Bisphenol A, Ciprofloxacin, Metoprolol and Sulfamethoxazole in water samples before and after the oxidative treatment

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 4-5, 2014, Pages 506-514

  Richard, Jessica ^a,b   Boergers, Andrea ^c   vom Eyser, Claudia ^c   Bester, Kai ^d   Tuerk, Jochen ^b,c  

^a IWW Rheinisch Westfälisches Institut für Wasserforschung gGmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology IUTA   (Germany)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation processes; Antibiotics; Bisphenol A; In vitro toxicity; Micropollutants; Ozone; Waste water treatment; Blocker

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; METOPROLOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHO CELL LINE; CRICETULUS; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TOXICITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CELL LINE; CHO CELLS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CRICETULUS; HUMANS; METOPROLOL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOLS; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84897030523     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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