Biodegradation and toxicity of the antineoplastics mitoxantron hydrochloride and treosulfane in the closed bottle test (OECD 301 D)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 704-711

  Al Ahmad, A ^a   Kummerer K ^a   Schon G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; MITOXANTRONE; TREOSULFAN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BUSULFAN; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; FRESH WATER; MITOXANTRONE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0343329776     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900390     Document Type: Article

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