Effect of low concentrations of synthetic surfactants on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) biodegradation

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-55

  Rodrigues, Ana ^a,b   Nogueira, Regina ^a,d   Melo, Luís F ^c   Brito, António G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthracene; Biodegradation; Fluoranthene; PAH; Pseudomonas; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIODEGRADATION RATE; FLUORANTHENE; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (PAH); PSEUDOMONAS; SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE; SYNTHETIC SURFACTANTS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; ANTHRACENE; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; DYES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; HYDROPHOBICITY; PAH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACTANT;

EID: 84877834196     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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