Biodegradation of nitroaromatic pollutants: From pathways to remediation

Biotechnology Annual Review

Volumn 6, Issue , 2000, Pages 197-220

  Peres, Caroline M ^a   Agathos, Spiros N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aminoaromatic; Biodegradation; Bioreactor; Cometabolism; Degradation pathway; Nitroaromatic; Reduction

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; CARBON; DYE; EXPLOSIVE; ION; PESTICIDE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON METABOLISM; COMPOSTING; METABOLISM; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT; REDUCTION; REVIEW; TOXICITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; NITROBENZENES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 0034573970     PISSN: 13872656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1387-2656(00)06023-3     Document Type: Article

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