Biodegradation of RDX and MNX with rhodococcus sp. strain DN22: New insights into the degradation pathway

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 9330-9336

  Annamaria, Halasz ^a   Manno, Dominic ^b   Strand, Stuart E ^b   Bruce, Neil C ^c   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOOXIDATION; BIO-OXIDATION; BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; BIOTIC OXIDATION; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; DENITROSATION; DIFFERENT MASS; MOLAR RATIO; NITROSO; RHODOCOCCUS SP;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

ATOMS;

BUTYRALDEHYDE; CYCLONITE; HEXAHYDRO 1 NITROSO 3,5 DINITRO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN 18; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; DECOMPOSITION; ION; NITROGEN COMPOUND; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; REDOX POTENTIAL;

ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECOMPOSITION; NITRATION; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; RHODOCOCCUS; RODENTICIDES; TRIAZINES;

RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 78650272383     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1023724     Document Type: Article

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