Degradation of Methyl Parathion in an Aqueous Medium by Soil Bacteria

ScienceAsia

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 261-270

  Keprasertsup, Charoensri ^a   Suchart Upatham, E ^b,c   Sukhapanth, Nouwarath ^b   Prempree, Pairote ^b  

^a RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

biodegradation; Burkholderia cepacia; methyl parathion; p nitrophenol

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749140292     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2001.27.261     Document Type: Article

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