Rapid and unbiased colorimetric quantification of nitrite and ammonium ions released from 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene during biodegradation studies: Eliminating interferences

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-122

  Stenuit, Ben ^a   Agathos, Spiros N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; Analytical interferences; Beneficial biodegradation; Colorimetric methods; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; IONS; METABOLITES; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOTIDES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; AMMONIUM IONS; ANALYTICAL INTERFERENCES; BENEFICIAL BIODEGRADATION; BERTHELOT; BIODEGRADATION EXPERIMENTS; BIODEGRADATION PROCESSES; BIODEGRADATION STUDIES; COLORIMETRIC DETECTIONS; COLORIMETRIC METHODS; GRIESS REACTIONS; INORGANIC NITROGENS; MONITORING STRATEGIES; PYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDES; SELECTIVE REMOVALS; SENSITIVE DETECTIONS;

BIODEGRADATION;

AMMONIUM; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COLORIMETRY; DETECTION METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRITE; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 58149168849     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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