Assessment of toxicological interactions of benzene and its primary degradation products (catechol and phenol) using a lux-modified bacterial bioassay

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 849-856

  Boyd, Elaine M ^a,b   Meharg, Andrew A ^a   Wright, Julian ^a   Killham, Ken ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzene; lux; Microbial toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CATECHOL; DRUG METABOLITE; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TOXICITY TESTING; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0030992666     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620160503     Document Type: Article

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