Biodegradation of dichloromethane in an estuarine environment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 559, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-83

  Krausova, Valentina I ^a   Robb, Frank T ^b   González, Juan M ^c  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b Center of Marine Biotechnology   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial consortium; Biodegradation; Dichloromethane; Estuary

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; ESTUARIES; GENES; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; DICHLOROMETHANE; FRESHWATER SYSTEMS;

METHANE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOLVENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVUNDIMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 32144443690     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-0571-5     Document Type: Article

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