Application of terpenes as possible inducers of biodegradation of PCBs

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 286-290

  Dercová, Katarína ^a   Tandlich, Roman ^b   Brežná, Barbara ^c  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Carvone; PCBs; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Pseudomonas; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOREMEDIATION; PCB; TERPENE;

PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0038662874     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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