Biodegradability testing using standardized microbial communities as inoculum

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-140

  Paixao S M ^a   Saagua M C ^a   Tenreiro, R ^b   Anselmo, A M ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biological reference material; Metabolic profile; Standardized inocula; Zahn Wellens test

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; METABOLISM; MIXTURES; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

BIOLOGICAL REFERENCE MATERIAL; METABOLIC PROFILE; STANDARDIZED INOCULA; ZAHN-WELLENS TEST;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TOXICITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INOCULATION; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; SUPERNATANT; TOXICITY TESTING; ZAHN WELLENS TEST;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEWAGE; SODIUM ACETATE; SODIUM BENZOATE; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645909909     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20165     Document Type: Article

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