Natural formation and degradation of chloroacetic acids and volatile organochlorines in forest soil: Challenges to understanding

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-244

  Laturnus, Frank ^a   Fahimi, Isabelle ^b   Gryndler, Milan ^c   Hartmann, Anton ^d   Heal, Mathew R ^e   Matucha, Miroslav ^f   Schöler, Heinz Friedrich ^b   Schroll, Reiner ^d   Svensson, Teresia ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chloroacetic acids; Degradation; Forest decline; Forest soil; Human impact; Natural formation; Ozone destruction; Volatile organochlorines

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLOROACETIC ACID;

FOREST SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTANT; TREE; VOLATILIZATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES; VOLATILIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 23744442485     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2005.06.262     Document Type: Review

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