Biodegradation of fluorinated alkyl substances

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 208, Issue , 2010, Pages 161-177

  Frömel, Tobias ^a   Knepper, Thomas P ^a  

^a FRESENIUS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED;

EID: 77956363026     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6880-7_3     Document Type: Article

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