Main Title |
Interaction of herbicides and soil microorganisms / |
Author |
Torgeson, D.C.,
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CORP Author |
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research. |
Publisher |
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Monitoring, |
Year Published |
1971 |
Report Number |
EPA16060-DMP-03/71; W7213044 |
OCLC Number |
00515602 |
Subjects |
Herbicides--Biodegradation ;
Soil microbiology
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Additional Subjects |
Herbicides--Biodegradation ;
Soil microbiology
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 16060-DMP-03-71 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
05/12/2014 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 16060-DMP-03-71 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
EMBD |
WPCR 16060 DMP 03/71 |
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NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK |
06/10/1994 |
ERAM |
SB951.4.B68 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
04/15/1994 |
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Collation |
x, 73 pages : illustrations, figures, tables ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
"March 1971." Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-71). |
Contents Notes |
The introduction of microorganisms with specific degradative capacities into the soil was shown to be a possible means of ridding the soil of contaminating chemicals. An investigation of the interactions of soil microorganisms and several groups of herbicidal compounds, primarily chlorinated derivatives, was made. In pure culture and in soils the addition of 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA) had little effect upon bacterial growth, and several microorganisms appeared to use the herbicide as a carbon source. The encouragement of the soil microflora by the addition of nutrient broths resulted in a reduction of toxicity to plants of a number of herbicides. Isopropyl N-phenylcarbamate (IPC) degrading organisms, when added to soil, accelerated the degradation of IPC and related compounds. A membrane 'biologicalilter' device for reducing waterborne biodegradable pollutants was also demonstrated using these organisms. |