Lab-scale experimental strategy for determining micropollutant partition coefficient and biodegradation constants in activated sludge

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 4383-4395

  Pomies M ^a   Choubert, J M ^a   Wisniewski, C ^b   Miege C ^a   Budzinski, H ^c   Coquery, M ^a  

^a UR MALY   (France)

^b UMR QUALISUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Experimental strategy; Modelling; Pharmaceuticals; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CARBON; DICLOFENAC; FLUOXETINE; IBUPROFEN; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ATENOLOL; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; DICLOFENAC; FLUOXETINE; IBUPROFEN; NITRIFICATION; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84925465429     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3646-5     Document Type: Article

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