Microbial degradation of nonylphenol in some aquatic environments

Fisheries Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-48

  Fujii, Katsuhiko ^a,b   Urano, Naoto ^a,b   Kimura, Shigeru ^a,b   Nomura, Yoko ^a,b   Karube, Isao ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Biodegradation; Endocrine disrupter chemical; Microbes; Nonylphenol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002490231     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2000.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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