Partially oxidized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons show an increased bioavailability and biodegradability

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-49

  Meulenberg, Rogier ^a   Rijnaarts, Huub H M ^a   Doddema, Hans J ^a   Field, Jim A ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biodegradability; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolite; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon oxidation

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHANEROCHAETE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SOLUBILITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE;

EID: 0030785665     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00176-6     Document Type: Article

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