Technical Note: Reactivity of C1 and C2 organohalogens formation - From plant litter to bacteria

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3721-3727

  Wang, J J ^a   Ng, T W ^b   Zhang, Q ^c   Yang, X B ^d   Dahlgren, R A ^e   Chow, A T ^a,b,c   Wong, P K ^b,c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d Vocational and Technological School of Guangdong Environmental Protection   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FUNGUS; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANOHALOGEN;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84869193735     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3721-2012     Document Type: Article

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