Microbial atrazine breakdown in a karst groundwater system and its effect on ecosystem energetics

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 509-518

  Iker, Brandon C ^a   Kambesis, Pat ^b   Oehrle, Stuart A ^a   Groves, Chris ^b   Barton, Hazel A ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; ATRAZINE DEGRADATION; ATRAZINES; CATABOLIC GENES; CYANURIC ACIDS; DEETHYLATRAZINE; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; KARST AQUIFER; KARST GROUNDWATER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL CULTURE; MICROBIAL ECO SYSTEM; MICROBIAL PROCESS; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS;

AQUIFERS; CAVES; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HERBICIDES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ATRAZINE; DEETHYLATRAZINE; GROUND WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; DEGRADATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; SUNLIGHT; WATER QUALITY;

ATRAZINE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; IOWA; MINNESOTA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 77649193821     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0048     Document Type: Article

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