Bacterial biosensors for the toxicity assessment of solid wastes

Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-177

  Corbisier, P ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER ION; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSENSOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLY ASH; FREEZE DRYING; INCINERATION; LUMINANCE; MUTAGENESIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSPOSON; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0029786207     PISSN: 10534725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2256(1996)11:3<171::AID-TOX1>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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