Fate of bisphenol A in terrestrial and aquatic environments

J Im, FE Löffler - Environmental science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Bisphenol A (2, 2-bis [4-hydroxyphenyl] propane, BPA), the monomer used to produce
polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, is weakly estrogenic and therefore of environmental …

Characterization of novel ligands of ERα, Erβ, and PPARγ: the case of halogenated bisphenol A and their conjugated metabolites

A Riu, A Le Maire, M Grimaldi, M Audebert… - Toxicological …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The capability of the flame retardants tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and
tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA) to activate peroxysome proliferator–activated receptors …

What drives Tetrabromobisphenol A degradation in biotreatment systems?

WV Macêdo, FE Sánchez, M Zaiat - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2021 - Springer
The growing concern on the fate of toxic and persistent micropollutants in aquatic
ecosystems led to the need to comprehend how these substances can be converted into …

One-step process for debromination and aerobic mineralization of tetrabromobisphenol-A by a novel Ochrobactrum sp. T isolated from an e-waste recycling site

T An, L Zu, G Li, S Wan, B Mai, PK Wong - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
A novel bacterium, Ochrobactrum sp. T, capable of simultaneous debromination and aerobic
mineralization of tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), was isolated from a sludge sample …

Aerobic degradation of bisphenol-A and its derivatives in river sediment

BV Chang, JH Liu, CS Liao - Environmental technology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the aerobic degradation of bisphenol-A (BPA) and the derivatives
bisphenol-B (BPB), bisphenol-F (BPF), tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), and …

[HTML][HTML] Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) anaerobic biodegradation occurs during acidogenesis

WV Macêdo, GHD Oliveira, M Zaiat - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This is the first study to bring evidence on the anaerobic biodegradation of TBBPA occurring
during acidogenesis in domestic sewage at environmentally relevant concentrations by …

Important role of fungi in the production of secondary biogenic coalbed methane in China's Southern Qinshui Basin

H Guo, J Zhang, Q Han, Z Huang, MA Urynowicz… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
It is commonly accepted that biogenic coalbed methane (CBM) is formed by anaerobic
bacteria and methanogens via coal biodegradation. While the syntrophic cooperation …

Acetate promotes microbial reductive debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A during the startup phase of anaerobic wastewater sludge bioreactors

E Lefevre, L Redfern, EM Cooper, HM Stapleton… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The detection of increasing concentrations of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in wastewater
treatment plants is raising concerns as TBBPA has been identified as a potentially toxic …

Biodegradation of tetrabromobisphenol A by oxidases in basidiomycetous fungi and estrogenic activity of the biotransformation products

B Uhnáková, R Ludwig, J Pěknicová, L Homolka… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) degradation was investigated using white rot fungi and
their oxidative enzymes. Strains of the Trametes, Pleurotus, Bjerkandera and Dichomitus …

High cytotoxicity of a degraded TBBPA, dibromobisphenol A, through apoptotic and necrosis pathways

K Suyama, H Kesamaru, T Okubo, K Kasatani… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Halogenated flame retardants comprising bisphenol A (BPA) derivatives, such as
tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), have been studied their adverse effects on human health …