Microorganisms and explosives: Mechanisms of nitrogen release from TNT for use as an n-source for growth

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2773-2776

  Wittich, Rolf Michael ^a   Ramos, Juan Luis ^a   Van Dillewijn, Pieter ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIARYLAMINE; DIHYDRIDE COMPLEXES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NITROGEN RELEASE;

CONDENSATION; EXPLOSIVES; ISOMERS; MICROORGANISMS;

CONDENSATION REACTIONS;

DIARYLAMINE; DIHYDRIDE COMPLEX; EXPLOSIVE; HYDROXYLAMINODINITROTOLUENE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONDENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROORGANISM; NITRITE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL LABELING; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH; ISOMER; MICROORGANISM; POLYMERIZATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; NITROGEN; PSEUDOMONAS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 65249150110     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es803372n     Document Type: Article

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