Fate and metabolism of [15N]2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in soil

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1852-1860

  Weiß, Martin ^a   Geyer, Roland ^b   Russow, Rolf ^a   Richnow, Hans H ^a   Kästner, Matthias ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

15N 2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; Azoxytetranitrotoluene; Biodegradation; Dinitrogen oxide; Fungi

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; FUNGI; MATRIX ALGEBRA; METABOLISM; SOILS; STRAW;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; BIOREMEDIATION PROCESS; SOIL MATRIX;

TOXICITY;

AMINO ACID; AZOXY DERIVATIVE; CARBON 14; NITROGEN 15; TRINITROTOLUENE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

BIOREACTOR; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; SOIL REMEDIATION;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; STROPHARIA RUGOSOANNULATA; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT;

FUNGI; STROPHARIA; STROPHARIA RUGOSOANNULATA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FUNGI; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 3442900456     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-414     Document Type: Article

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