Degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)by soil bacteria isolated from TNT contaminated soil

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 8-17

  Rahal, A Gh ^a   Moussa, Lobna A ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Contaminants; Degradation; Environment; GC and GC MS analysis; TNT

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751501774     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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