Time, sunlight, and the fate of biotreated kraft mill organochlorines (AOX) in nature

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-94

  Archibald, F ^a   Roy Arcand, L ^a   Methot M ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Chlorolignins; Effluent; Environment; Kraft; Organochlorine; Persistence; Photodegradation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLOR; EFFLUENTS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PROTOZOA; TOXICITY;

CHROMOPHORES; METAZOA; ORGANOCHLORINES; PHOTOMINERALIZATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CHROMATOPHORE; COLOR; EFFLUENT; LAKE; METAZOON; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; PULP MILL; SUNLIGHT; TIME; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0031020838     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00242-4     Document Type: Article

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