Lignin-degrading fungi as degraders of pentachlorophenol and creosote in soil

Bioremediation: Science and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 117-133

  Glaser, John A ^a   Lamar, Richard T ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Carbon dioxide; Fungal treatment technology; Lignin degrading fungi; Pentachlorophenol; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Phanerochaete sordida; Soil detoxification; Wood preservative technologies; Wood treatment industry waste

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102609634     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub43.c7     Document Type: Chapter

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