Biodegradation of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) as an emerging contaminant

Chemosphere

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 221-225

  Kwon, Bum Gun ^a,b   Lim, Hye Jung ^a   Na, Suk Hyun ^a   Choi, Bong In ^a   Shin, Dong Soo ^c   Chung, Seon Yong ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Toxicology   (South Korea)

^c Changwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biodegradation; Perfluorooctanesulfonate; Persistence; PFOS; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC MICROORGANISMS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERSISTENCE; PFOS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SLUDGE;

BIODEGRADATION;

PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERSISTENCE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOACCUMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONATE; PERSISTENCE; PFOS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84901623125     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.01.072     Document Type: Article

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