Priming effect of substrate addition in soil-based biodegradation tests

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1428-1430

  Shen, Jyunkai ^a   Bartha, Richard ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; HEXADECANE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; EVOLUTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0030004569     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1428-1430.1996     Document Type: Article

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