Degradation and Transformation of Organic Bromine and Iodine Compounds: Comparison with their Chlorinated Analogues

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-74

  Allard, Ann Sofie ^a   Neilson, Alasdair H ^a  

^a IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abiotic transformation; Aliphatic compounds; Aromatic compounds; Biodegradation and biotransformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983109438     PISSN: 1867979X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/bll447     Document Type: Chapter

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