Biodegradation of plasticizers by Rhodotorula rubra

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1244-1251

  Gartshore, James ^a   Cooper, David G ^a   Nicell, Jim A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degradation; Dibenzoates; Phthalates; Plasticizers; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLYCOLS; ISOMERS; METABOLITES; SOILS; TOXICITY; YEAST;

CHEMICAL PATHWAY;

PLASTICIZERS;

ADIPIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE; DIOCTYL TEREPHTHALATE; DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; PHTHALATE; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGAL METABOLISM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOMERISM; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA; SAFETY; TOXICITY TESTING; YEAST;

BENZOATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLUCOSE; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; RHODOTORULA; TOXICITY TESTS;

RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA;

EID: 0042317087     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2003)022<1244:BOPBRR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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