Biocatalytic nerve agent detoxification in fire fighting foams

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 659-665

  LeJeune, Keith E ^b   Russell, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous fire fighting foam; Bioremediation; Neurotoxic agent; Organophosphorus hydrolase

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYSIS; DECONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOCATALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS HYDROLASE; VOLATILIZATION;

FOAMS;

ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; NEUROTOXIN; PARAOXON; PROTECTIVE AGENT; SARIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONTAMINATION; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIRE PROTECTION; FOAM; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SOIL POLLUTION; SYNTHESIS;

ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERASES; FIRES; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; NEUROTOXINS; PARAOXON; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033586351     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990320)62:6<659::AID-BIT5>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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