Biotransformation of 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile under denitrifying, FE(III)-reducing, sulfidogenic, and methanogenic conditions

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 540-544

  Knight, Victoria K ^a   Berman, Mitchell H ^b   Häggblom, Max M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CN 7500 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic transformation; Brominated nitrile herbicide; Dehalogenation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; HALOGENATION; HERBICIDES; REDUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY; WEED CONTROL;

BIOTRANSFORMATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

BROMOXYNIL;

BIOTRANSFORMATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BROMINATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DEHALOGENATION; DENITRIFICATION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; HYDROLYSIS; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EURYARCHAEOTA; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERRITINS; NITRATES; NITRILES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037369327     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2003)022<0540:BODHUD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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