Mutagenicity of nitroaromatic degradation compounds

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2293-2297

  Padda, Ranjit S ^a   Wang, Chuanyue ^b   Hughes, Joseph B ^b   Kutty, Razia ^a   Bennett, George N ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium; Hydroxylamine; Munitions; Mutagenicity; Nitroaromatic

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; MUTAGENESIS;

MUTAGENICITY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; 2,6 DINITROTOLUENE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; GROUND WATER; TRINITROTOLUENE;

AMES TEST; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARCINOGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM; DINITROBENZENES; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0141625071     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-220     Document Type: Article

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