Anaerobic biodegradation of (emerging) organic contaminants in the aquatic environment

Water Research

Volumn 116, Issue , 2017, Pages 268-295

  Ghattas, Ann Kathrin ^a   Fischer, Ferdinand ^a   Wick, Arne ^a   Ternes, Thomas A ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Biocides; Complex multifunctional contaminants (CMCs); Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs); Pesticides; Pharmaceuticals; Simple mono or oligofunctional contaminants (SMOCs); Transformation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; IMPURITIES; REDOX REACTIONS;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; COMPLEX MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTAMINANT; EMERGING ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; EMERGING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; MONOFUNCTIONAL; SIMPLE MONO- OR OLIGOFUNCTIONAL CONTAMINANT; SIMPLE++; TRANSFORMATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALDEHYDE; ALKANE; ALKANOL; AMINE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; AZO COMPOUND; BENZENE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DIATRIZOATE; DICLOFENAC; ESTER; ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYLBENZENE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCARBON; IMAZOSULFURON; METOLACHLOR; O DEMETHYLASE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND; POLYHALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; TRICLOSAN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE; WASTE WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL BOND; DEHALOGENATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SOIL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; BIOREMEDIATION; WASTE WATER;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 85016038535     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.02.001     Document Type: Review

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