The role of nitrifiers in the biological removal of 17α- Ethinylestradiol (EE2) and Bisphenol A (BPA)

Sustainable Environment Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 333-337

  Bautista Patacsil, Liza ^a   Forrez, Ilse ^b   Verstraete, Willy ^b  

^a Pulo Diezmo Rd Cabuyao City Laguna Philippines   (Philippines)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

17 Ethinylestradiol; Biodegradation; Bisphenol A; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; PHENOLS;

BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL; BIS-PHENOL A; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; FIXED BED REACTOR; SYNTHETIC ESTROGENS; ZERO ORDER KINETICS;

NITRIFICATION;

EID: 84926321252     PISSN: 24682039     EISSN: 24682039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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