Biodegradability assessment of several priority hazardous substances: Choice, application and relevance regarding toxicity and bacterial activity

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 682-690

  Lapertot, Milena Eleonore ^a   Pulgarin, Cesar ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; OECD tests; Pesticides; Predictive models; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

MANOMETRIC RESPIROMETRY; OECD TESTS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS (QSAR);

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDES; TOXICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; CHLOROBENZENE; CLOFENVINFOS; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIURON; ETHYLBENZENE; ISOPROTURON; LINDANE; MU XYLENE; OMICRON DICHLOROBENZENE; OMICRON XYLENE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; R 113675; RHO XYLENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDES; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RESPIROMETRY; SCREENING; SLUDGE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; SEWAGE; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33747749555     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.01.046     Document Type: Article

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