Biotransformation of atrazine and metolachlor within soil profile and changes in microbial communities

Chemosphere

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1330-1338

  Vryzas, Zisis ^a   Papadakis, Emmanuil N ^b   Oriakli, Katerina ^b   Moysiadis, Theodoros P ^b   Papadopoulou Mourkidou, Euphemia ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Biotransformation; Metolachlor; Microbial community; PLFA; Subsoil

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMOLECULES; FATTY ACIDS; HERBICIDES; METABOLITES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOILS;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; METOLACHLORS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PLFA; SUBSOIL;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ATRAZINE; FATTY ACID; HYDROXYATRAZINE; METOLACHLOR; PESTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ATRAZINE; BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FATTY ACID; FUNGUS; HERBICIDE; MAIZE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REACTION RATE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSOIL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MAIZE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY;

GREECE;

FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84866602116     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.087     Document Type: Article

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