Effect of cell-to-matrix ratio in polyvinyl alcohol immobilized pure and mixed cultures on atrazine degradation

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 257-266

  Siripattanakul, Sumana ^a,d   Wirojanagud, Wanpen ^b   McEvoy, John ^c   Khan, Eakalak ^d  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium radiobacter J14a; Atrazine; Biodegradation; Cell immobilization; Mixed culture; Polyvinyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATRAZINE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; ENCAPSULATION; IMMOBILIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 42249110064     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-007-9158-2     Document Type: Article

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