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Biodegradation of pesticides. (Latest citations from the Biobusiness data base). Published Search

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5215344
The bibliography contains citations concerning the biological degradation of pesticides. Pesticides such as malathion, parathion and DDT, organophosphates and carbamates, herbicides, fungicides, and rodenticides are examined. Coverage includes the isolation of enzymes specifically able to degrade pesticides, field studies of natural degradation and migration of pesticides, and test tube examination of microbial organisms with the ability to digest pesticides. Degradation products, effects of available nutrients on microbial degradation, and pesticide resistance in natural ecosystems are also discussed. (Contains a minimum of 190 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)
Research Organization:
NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
OSTI ID:
5215344
Report Number(s):
PB-92-853183/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English