Degradability of the three dimethyl phthalate isomer esters (DMPEs) by a Fusarium species isolated from mangrove sediment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 765-768

  Luo, Zhu Hua ^a   Pang, Ka Lai ^b   Gu, Ji Dong ^c   Chow, R K K ^a   Vrijmoed, L L P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER;

BIODEGRADATION; ESTER; FUNGUS; MANGROVE; MARINE SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; MANGROVE; SEDIMENT;

ESTERS; FUSARIUM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHTHALIC ACIDS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FUSARIUM;

EID: 65049090582     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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