Accelerated degradation of methyl bromide in methane-,2,4-D-, and phenol-treated soils

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 736-743

  Ou, L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; METHANE; METHYL BROMIDE; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; SOIL;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; HERBICIDES; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; METHANE; PHENOL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTANT; DEGRADATION; HERBICIDE; METHANE; METHYL BROMIDE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0030609789     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900542     Document Type: Article

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