Chemistry of the biosynthesis of halogenated methanes: C1-organohalogens as pre-industrial chemical stressors in the environment?

Chemosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1017-1032

  Urhahn, Thorsten ^a   Ballschmiter, Karlheinz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Center of Technology Assessment in Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biohalogenation; Chloroperoxidase; Halide methylation; Haloform reaction; Halogenated methanes; Halogenated nitriles; Sulphur haloform reaction; Tetrachloromethane

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE PEROXIDASE; DIMETHYL SULFONE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HALIDE; METHIONINE; METHYL BROMIDE; METHYL CHLORIDE; METHYL IODIDE; TRIHALOMETHANE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; METHYLATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032171169     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00100-3     Document Type: Article

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