Biotransformation of the flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) by freshwater microalgae

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1705-1711

  Peng, Fu Qiang ^a   Ying, Guang Guo ^a   Yang, Bin ^a   Liu, You Sheng ^a   Lai, Hua Jie ^a   Zhou, Guang Jie ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Zhao, Jian Liang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Algae; Degradation; Metabolite; Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA); Transformation

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BIOCONVERSION; CARBOHYDRATES; DEGRADATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FRESHWATER MICROALGAE; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS;

ALGAE;

FRESH WATER; GLUCOSIDE; SULFATE; SULFATED TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A GLUCOSIDE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A GLUCOSIDE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A MONOMETHYL ETHER; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A SULFATE; TRIBROMOBISPHENOL A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; METABOLITE; MICROALGA; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ACUTODESMUS OBLIQUUS; ALGA; ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; COELASTRUM SPHAERICUM; DEBROMINATION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; GLYCOSYLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; INCUBATION TIME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLATION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS ACUMINATUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; SULFATION;

ALGAE; COELASTRUM SPHAERICUM; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA;

ALGAE; DEGRADATION; METABOLITE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL-A (TBBPA); TRANSFORMATION;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; FRESH WATER; HALOGENATION; MICROALGAE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 84904425119     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2589     Document Type: Article

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