The 'two-phase closed bottle test' - A suitable method for the determination of 'ready biodegradability' of poorly soluble compounds

Chemosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 319-326

  Richterich, Klaus ^a   Berger, Harald ^a   Steber, Josef ^a  

^a HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METHODS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032124849     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00049-6     Document Type: Article

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