Aerobic activated sludge transformation of methotrexate: Identification of biotransformation products

Chemosphere

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages S42-S50

  Kosjek, Tina ^a   Negreira, Noelia ^b   de Alda, Miren López ^b   Barceló, Damià ^b,c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Mass spectrometry; Methotrexate; Orbitrap; Transformation; Transformation product

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE CONCENTRATIONS; BIOTRANSFORMATION PRODUCT; BIOTRANSFORMATION REACTIONS; METHOTREXATE; ORBITRAP; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIES;

METADATA;

ALDEHYDE; AMINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; HYDROXYLATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; AEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

AEROBIOSIS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHOTREXATE; SEWAGE;

EID: 84922754265     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.04.081     Document Type: Article

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