Biodegradation of DEHP, DBP, and DINP: Poorly water soluble and widely used phthalate plasticizers

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 527-534

  Scholz, N ^a   Diefenbach, R ^a   Rademacher, I ^a   Linnemann, D ^a  

^a EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; BENZOIC ACID; INK; PAINT; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; PRINTING; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; SOLUBILITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0031056517     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900367     Document Type: Article

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