Residual toxicity after biodegradation: Interactions among benzene, toluene, and chloroform

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-167

  Nunes Halldorson, Vânia Da Silva ^a   Steiner, Robert L ^b   Smith, Geoffrey B ^c  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biodegradation; C. dubia; Chloroform; Residual toxicity; Toluene; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; CHLOROFORM; FRESH WATER; TOLUENE;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CHLOROFORM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HALOGENATION; INVERTEBRATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERNATANT; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0842308073     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(03)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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