Ecotoxicity of biocomposites based on renewable feedstock - Preliminary studies

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-340

  Rudnik, E ^a   Milanov, N ^b   Matuschek, G ^b   Kettrup, A ^c  

^a INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocomposites; Biodegradation; Ecotoxicological assessment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE; TOXICITY;

BIOCOMPOSITES; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CELLULOSE; STARCH;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ECOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE; TOXICITY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 36048929152     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.06.026     Document Type: Article

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