Classification of explosives transformation products in plant tissue

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1270-1276

  Larson, Steven L ^a   Jones, Robert P ^a   Escalon, Lynn ^b   Parker, Don ^b  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b AScI Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; Explosives; Phytoremediation; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; GROUND WATER; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CORN; CROP; FOOD; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LETTUCE; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; TOMATO; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM AQUATICUM; PSITTACIDAE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032926812     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<1270:COETPI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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