Quantitative structure-biodegradation relationship study for biodegradation rates of substituted benzenes by river bacteria

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 272-275

  Lu, Guang H ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Bao, Guo Z ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation rates; Model; Prediction; Structural parameters

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CORRELATION METHODS; IONIZATION; RATE CONSTANTS;

BIODEGRADABLE CHEMICALS;

BACTERIA;

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OCTANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; RIVER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHINA; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; IONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BENZOIC ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHINA; FRESH WATER; KINETICS; PHENOLS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037301471     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2003)022<0272:QSBRSF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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