Enhanced biodegradability of pharmaceuticals and personal care products by ionizing radiation

Water Environment Research

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 321-325

  Kim, Hyun Young ^a   Lee, O Mi ^b   Kim, Tae Hun ^a   Yu, Seungho ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Biodegradability; Ionizing radiation; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION; RADIATION SHIELDING; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

GAMMA IRRADIATION; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES; RADIOLYTIC DEGRADATION; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE (SMX); TARGET COMPOUND;

ANTIBIOTICS;

HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINCOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SURFACE WATER; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COSMETIC; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; DRUG; EFFLUENT; IONIZATION; IRRADIANCE; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADABILITY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELECTROPHILICITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COSMETICS; GAMMA RAYS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84944043842     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143014X14062131178033     Document Type: Article

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