Uptake and metabolism of TNT and GTN by plants expressing bacterial pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-258

  Hannink, Nerissa K ^a   Rosser, Susan J ^a   French, Christopher E ^a,b   Bruce, Neil C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2,4,6 trinitrotoluene (TNT); Aromatics; Explosives; Glycerol trinitrate; Nitrate esters; Nitroglycerin (GTN); Phytoremediation; Plants

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; METABOLISM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 4344649062     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023906523833     Document Type: Article

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