Microtox® toxicity test: Detoxification of TNT and RDX contaminated solutions by poplar tissue cultures

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1970-1976

  Flokstra, Brittany R ^a   Aken, Benoit Van ^b   Schnoor, Jerald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosives; Hybrid poplar; Phytoremediation; Site evaluation; Uptake

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; EXPLOSIVES; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

HYBRID POPLAR; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SITE EVALUATION;

SOLUTIONS;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; SULFANILAMIDE; TRINITROTOLUENE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

DETOXIFICATION; EXPLOSIVES; SOLUTIONS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DETOXIFICATION; EXPLOSIVE; HYDROPONICS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYBRID; HYBRID POPLAR; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; SAMPLING; TILLAGE; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY TESTING; ASPEN; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECT; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

POPULUS DELTOIDES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; LUMINESCENCE; POPULUS; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 42049108000     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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