Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sludge

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 625-632

  Yuan, S Y ^a   Chang, S W ^a   Chang, B V ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ECOTOXICITY; HAEMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

HAEMOPHILUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0041471253     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-8841-x     Document Type: Article

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