Biodegradation of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in a typical tropical soil

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 197, Issue , 2011, Pages 40-48

  de Moura Carrara, Silvia Marta Castelo ^a   Morita, Dione Mari ^a   Boscov, Maria Eugenia Gimenez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Di(2 ethylhexyl)phthalate; Endocrine disrupting chemical; Plasticizer; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SOILS; DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; EX SITU BIOREMEDIATION; FIRST-ORDER KINETIC MODELS; IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION; LABORATORY TESTING; PILOT SCALE; PILOT SCALE TEST; PRIORITY LIST; RESPIROMETRIC TESTS; SLURRY PHASE REACTORS; SOIL PH; SUPERFICIAL LAYERS; TOTAL MASS; TROPICAL SOILS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICALS; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ESTERS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MICROBIOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SEEPAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TESTING; TROPICS;

BIODEGRADATION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

BARLEY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; INFILTRATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERMEABILITY; PH; RESEARCH WORK; SLURRY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL SOIL;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PH; RESPIROMETRY; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER PERMEABILITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BRAZIL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 82155162429     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.09.058     Document Type: Article

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