Mineralisation and primary biodegradation of aromatic organophosphorus flame retardants in activated sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 111, Issue , 2014, Pages 238-242

  Jurgens, Sharona S ^a   Helmus, Rick ^a   Waaijers, Susanne L ^a   Uittenbogaard, Dirk ^a   Dunnebier, Dorien ^a   Vleugel, Melissa ^a   Kraak, Michiel H S ^a   de Voogt, Pim ^a,b   Parsons, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Mineralisation; Organophosphorus flame retardants; Transformation products

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLAME RETARDANTS; METABOLITES; PHENOLS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANT; MINERALISATION; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE;

MINERALOGY;

FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; METABOLITE; MINERALIZATION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BIODEGRADATION; MINERALISATION; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84903640631     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.04.016     Document Type: Article

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