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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 7Main Title | Application of Single- and Multiphasic Michaelis-Menten Kinetics to Predictive Modeling for Aquatic Ecosystems. | |||||||||||
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Author | Lewis, D. L. ; Holm, H. W. ; Hodson, R. E. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Research Lab., Athens, GA. ;Georgia Univ., Athens. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1984 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/600/J-84/226; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB85-165892 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Biodeterioration ; Water pollution ; Reaction kinetics ; Mathematical models ; Reprints ; Michaelis-Menten kinetics ; Xenobiotics ; Aquatic ecosystems | |||||||||||
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Collation | 13p | |||||||||||
Abstract | The transport, fate and effects of many toxic chemicals in aquatic ecosystems are largely mediated by microbial transformations. In the research, the authors have assumed that the transformations are a result of enzymatic reactions, and thus follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Using diverse field-collected and laboratory microcosm microbiota, the authors obtained sufficient experimental data to reach some general conclusions concerning the strengths and weaknesses of using Michaelis-Menten kinetics in making environmental predictions. |