Biodegradation of endocrine disruptors in solid-liquid two-phase partitioning systems by enrichment cultures.

ABSTRACT: Naturally occurring and synthetic estrogens and other molecules from industrial sources strongly contribute to the endocrine disruption of urban wastewater. Because of the presence of these molecules in low but effective concentrations in wastewaters, these endocrine disruptors (EDs) are only partially removed after most wastewater treatments, reflecting the presence of these molecules in rivers in urban areas. The development of a two-phase partitioning bioreactor (TPPB) might be an effective strategy for the removal of EDs from wastewater plant effluents. Here, we describe the establishment of three ED-degrading microbial enrichment cultures adapted to a solid-liquid two-phase partitioning system using Hytrel as the immiscible water phase and loaded with estrone, estradiol, estriol, ethy

SUBMITTER: Villemur R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3719513 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature