Biodegradation of the pesticide 4,6-dinitro-ortho-cresol by microorganisms in batch cultures and in fixed-bed column reactors

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-448

  Gisi, D ^a,c   Stucki, G ^b   Hanselmann, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; DINITRO ORTHO CRESOL; PESTICIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; REACTOR; SWITZERLAND;

2,4-DINITROPHENOL; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CRESOLS; DINITROBENZENES; DINITROPHENOLS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; NITROBENZOATES; NITROGEN; PESTICIDES; SEWAGE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030657959     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051077     Document Type: Article

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