Effect of river sediment on the biodegradation kinetics of surfactant and non-surfactant compounds

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-63

  Marchesi, Julian R ^a   White, Graham F ^a   Russell, Nicholas J ^a,c   House, William A ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial attachment; Biodegradation; Kinetics; River sediment; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030787460     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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