Biodegradation of atrazine under denitrifying conditions

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 618-623

  Crawford, J J ^a,d   Sims, G K ^b   Mulvaney, R L ^a   Radosevich, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENITRIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; SOIL TREATMENT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HERBICIDES;

EID: 0031833405     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051223     Document Type: Article

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