Resistance of toxic alkylcyclohexyltetralins to biodegradation by aerobic bacteria

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 540-550

  Booth, A M ^a   Aitken, C ^b   Jones, D M ^b   Lewis, C A ^a   Rowland, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Transport Operations Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC DEGRADATION; ALKYLCYCLOHEXYLNAPHTHALENE; ALKYLCYCLOHEXYLTETRALINS (ATE);

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAPHTHALENE; PARAFFINS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NAPHTHALENE; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 33947703217     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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