Dibutylphthalate degradation in estuarine and freshwater sites

Phthalate Esters as Environmental Contaminants

Foster L. Mayer, David L. Stalling, James L. Johnson · Nature · 1972 · 313 citations

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +12

Phthalate Ester Plasticizers: A New Class of Marine Pollutant

C. S. Giam, H. S. Chan, G. S. Neff et al. · Science · 1978 · 305 citations

Natural Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences +16

Adaptation of Natural Microbial Communities to Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds: Effects of Concentration, Exposure Time, Inoculum, and Chemical Structure

Jim C. Spain, Peter A. Van Veld · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1983 · 250 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology +17

Effects of Adaptation on Biodegradation Rates in Sediment/Water Cores from Estuarine and Freshwater Environments

Jim C. Spain, P. H. Pritchard, A. W. Bourquin · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1980 · 239 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Sciences +17

Rates of Microbial Transformation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water and Sediments in the Vicinity of a Coal-Coking Wastewater Discharge

S.E. Herbes · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1981 · 87 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology +13