Comparative biodegradation studies of pre-emergence broadleaf and grass herbicides in aqueous medium

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-113

  Memic M ^a   Vrtacnik M ^b   Vatrenjak Velagic V ^a   Wissiak Grm, K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Hexazinone; Metobromuron; Metribuzin; Propachlor; Water pollutants

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANILINE; AQUEOUS MEDIUM; LIQUID CULTURES; MIXED CULTURE;

HERBICIDES;

BIODEGRADATION; HERBICIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 13444283971     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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