Development of sludge based stable aqueous Bacillus thuringiensis formulations

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 229-236

  Brar, S K ^a   Verma, M ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a   Valero J R ^a   Surampalli, R Y ^b   Banerji, S K ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvants; Bacillus thuringiensis; Biopesticide; Entomotoxicity; Formulations; Wastewater sludges

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PROPIONIC ACID; SODIUM MONOPHOSPHATE; SORBIC ACID;

PESTICIDES;

GLYCEROL; PESTICIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SODIUM METABISULFITE; SORBIC ACID; SORBITOL;

PESTICIDE; SLUDGE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 10244276957     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0578     Document Type: Article

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