Characterization of the bottom sediments contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls: Evaluation of ecotoxicity and biodegradability

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 440-449

  Dercová, Katarína ^a   Šeligová, Jana ^a   Dudášová, Hana ^a   Mikulášová, Mária ^b   Šilhárová, Katarína ^c   Tóthová, Lívia ^c   Hucko, Pavel ^c  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^c WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; bphA1 gene; Ecotoxicity; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Pseudomonas stutzeri; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; AMES TESTS; AQUATIC PLANTS; AROCLOR; BACTERIAL ISOLATES; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOSTIMULATION; BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; BPHA1 GENE; CO SUBSTRATES; COMMERCIAL MIXTURES; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DELOR 103; ECOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; LEMNA MINORS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; NATURAL SEDIMENTS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SLOVAKIA; STANDARD STRAINS;

AQUACULTURE; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; GENE ENCODING; GLUCOSE; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; TOXICITY;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

AQUATIC PLANT; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH IMPACT; ISOLATED POPULATION; MUTAGENICITY; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVAKIA;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEMNA MINOR; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 67349144120     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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