Seasonal factors affecting surfactant biodegradation in Antarctic coastal waters: Comparison of a polluted and pristine site

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 403-415

  George, Alison L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactant; Antarctica; Biodegradation; Cold; Marine pollution

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; POLLUTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

SEASONAL FACTORS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; SURFACE WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; COASTAL WATER; MARINE POLLUTION; SURFACTANT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; COASTAL WATERS; HALF LIFE TIME; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WINTER;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLD; HALF-LIFE; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0036161318     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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