Bisphenol A and metabolites released by biodegradation of polycarbonate in seawater

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-34

  Artham, Trishul ^a   Doble, Mukesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bisphenol A; Marine microorganisms; Marine pollution; Metabolite identification; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOLS; POLYCARBONATES;

BAY OF BENGAL; BISPHENOL A; BISPHENOLS-A; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTORS; IN-VITRO; MARINE MICROORGANISM; MARINE ORGANISMS; METABOLITE IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 84856760158     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-011-0324-4     Document Type: Article

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