Degradation of nonylphenol by anaerobic microorganisms from river sediment

Chemosphere

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 493-500

  Chang, B V ^a   Yu, C H ^a   Yuan, S Y ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Degradation; Nonylphenol; Nonylphenol monoethoxylate; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTS;

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; NONYPHENOL (NP);

PHENOLS;

NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL MONOETHOXYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PHENOL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; EUBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALF-LIFE; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; PHENOLS; RIVERS; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1542376067     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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