Bioavailability and biodegradation rate of DDT by Bacillus sp. b75 in the presence of dissolved humic substances

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 375-381

  Makoto, Kimura ^c   Watanabe, A ^c   Katayama, Arata ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yuki Research Center   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bioavailability; DDT; Degradation kinetics; Dissolved fulvic acid; Dissolved humic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029767733     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1996.10415108     Document Type: Article

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