Toxicity, uptake and metabolism of 4-n-nonylphenol in root cultures and intact plants under septic and aseptic conditions

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-27

  Bokern, Maria ^a   Raid, Petra ^a   Harms, Hans ^a  

^a Inst Pflanzenernahrung Bodenkunde   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effluents of sludge treatment, estrogenic activity; Estrogenic activity, degradation; Estrogenic activity, microorganisms; Estrogenic activity, mineralization; Estrogenic activity, phytotoxicity; Sewage sludges, estrogenic activity

Indexed keywords

4 (N NONYL)PHENOL; MINERALIZATION; ROOT CULTURE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY;

EID: 0031897815     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02986370     Document Type: Article

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