Characterization of metabolites in the biotransformation of 2,4,6- trinitrotoluene with anaerobic sludge: Role of triaminotoluene

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2200-2206

  Hawari, Jalal ^a   Halasz, A ^a   Paquet, L ^a   Zhou, E ^a   Spencer, B ^a   Ampleman, G ^b   Thiboutot, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALIZATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

EID: 0031799672     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.6.2200-2206.1998     Document Type: Article

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