Biotransformation and degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by microbial metabolism and their interaction

2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its derivatives are nitrogen-containing aromatic compounds having chemical and thermal stability at ambient temperature and pressure. TNT has high toxicity and mutagenic activity to humans, plants and animals, thus decontamination processes are necessary. Many microor...

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Main Authors: Mónica Y. Serrano-González, Rashmi Chandra, Carlos Castillo-Zacarias, Felipe Robledo-Padilla, Magdalena de J. Rostro-Alanis, Roberto Parra-Saldivar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-04-01
Series:Defence Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214914717301058