A comparison of the ability of forest and agricultural soils to mineralize chlorinated aromatic compounds

Biodegradation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-244

  Fulthorpe, Roberta R ^a   Schofield, Linda N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Atrazine; Biodegradation; Chlorophenolics; PCP; Pristine soils

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; FOREST SOILS; MINERALIZATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

BIODEGRADATION;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOL; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 3 CHLOROBENZOIC ACID; 4 CHLOROPHENOL; AROMATIC COMPOUND; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATRAZINE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLOROPHENOL; MINERAL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BIODEGRADATION; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOREST; MINERALIZATION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; SOIL; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINERALS; SOIL; TREES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033372395     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008365606324     Document Type: Article

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