Evaluation of toluene degradation pathways by two-dimensional stable isotope fractionation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 7793-7800

  Vogt, Carsten ^a   Cyrus, Esther ^a   Herklotz, Ilka ^a,b   Schlosser, Dietmar ^a   Bahr, Arne ^c   Herrmann, Steffi ^a   Richnow, Hans Hermann ^a   Fischer, Anko ^a,d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d Isodetect Company for Isotope Monitoring   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; FULLERENES; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BENZYLSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSES; CYTOCHROME P450; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; DIOXYGENASE; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; EXTREME VALUES; METHYL GROUPS; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURES; MONOOXYGENASE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

TOLUENE;

CARBON 13; DEUTERIUM; TOLUENE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; ELECTRON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLASTOCHLORIS SULFOVIRIDIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLADOSPORIUM; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON-CARBON LYASES; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; TOLUENE;

BLASTOCHLORIS SULFOVIRIDIS; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS;

EID: 55349089896     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8003415     Document Type: Article

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