Microcosm studies on the degradation of o,p′- and p,p′-DDT, DDE, and DDD in a muck soil

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 619-625

  Thomas, John E ^a   Gohil, Hiral ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; DDD; DDE; DDT; Soil; Wood rot fungi

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GENE ENCODING; ISOMERS;

CHLORINATED CHEMICALS; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; ROT FUNGI;

SOILS;

FUNGI; NECTRIA MARIANNAEAE; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM;

EID: 79951552880     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0497-1     Document Type: Article

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