DDT remediation in contaminated soils: A review of recent studies

Biodegradation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 851-863

  Sudharshan, Simi ^a,b   Naidu, Ravi ^a,b   Mallavarapu, Megharaj ^a,b   Bolan, Nanthi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Res Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biodegradation; DDT

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; METABOLITES; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION PATHWAYS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DDT DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; HUMAN TOXICITY; TOXIC METABOLITES;

BIODEGRADATION;

AGING; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHELATING AGENT; DDT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; METABOLITE; ORGANIC ACID; SEAWEED; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

EID: 84867053901     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9575-4     Document Type: Review

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