Biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane-isomers in contaminated soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2318-2327

  Kumar, Manish ^a   Gupta, S K ^a   Garg, S K ^b   Kumar, Ashwani ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA AVADH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Degradation; Detoxification; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DETOXIFICATION; FUNGI; ISOMERS; TOXICITY;

CONTAMINATED SOILS; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; DEGRADATION; EARTHWORM; HCH; INCUBATION; INSECTICIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; WATER CONTENT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EISENIA FETIDA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33746641632     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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