Title: Biodegradation of bisphenol A, 17 β-estradiol, and 17 α-ethynylestradiol in river water

Authors: Ying Liu, Weiling Sun, Jinren Ni

Addresses: Department of Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. ' Department of Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. ' Department of Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

Abstract: The degradation of bisphenol A (BPA), 17 β-estradiol (E2), and 17 α-ethynylestradiol (EE2) in river water was investigated. Moreover, the effects of temperature, nutrient salts, easily degraded coexisting organic matter, and the addition of municipal wastewater, were studied. The half-lives of E2 are six days at 20°C and three days at 30°C in river water, respectively. BPA is degraded significantly only in river water spiked with wastewater, and the half-life is from 1 to 2 days. In contrast, EE2 was persistent under all conditions in present study. Estrone (E1), the metabolite of E2, is identified during E2 degradation.

Keywords: biodegradation; bisphenol A; 17 beta-estradiol; 17 alpha-ethynylestradiol; endocrine disruptors; river water; temperature; nutrient salts; municipal wastewater; water quality; water pollution.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2011.039098

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2011 Vol.45 No.1/2/3, pp.225 - 236

Published online: 29 Apr 2015 *

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