Plant processes important for the transformation and degradation of explosives contaminants

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 340-348

  Best, Elly P H ^a   Kvesitadze, G ^b   Khatisashvili, G ^b   Sadunishvili, T ^b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Explosives; Phytoremediation; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; METABOLISM; PLANT; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; PLANTS; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 19844378463     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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