Dechlorination of PCB in the presence of plant nitrate reductase

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-147

  Magee, Kristie D ^a   Michael, A ^b   Ullah, H ^a   Dutta, S K ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRL Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Dechlorination; Medicago sativa; Nitrate reductase; PCB

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; NITRATE REDUCTASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTAMINATION; DECHLORINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAIZE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38349093518     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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