An 'inherent' biodegradability test for oil products: description and results of an international ring test. CONCAWE Biodegradation Task Force.
Current test guidelines for assessing 'inherent' (potential) biodegradability were designed for water-soluble, organic compounds of low volatility and are unsuitable for most oil products. It was against this background, that CONCAWE (the oil companies' European organisation for environment, health and safety) formed a task force to develop a standard test protocol for assessing the 'inherent' biodegradability of oil products.
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Shell Research and Technology Centre, Chester, U.K. Nigel.S.Battersby@OPC.shell.com
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D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005060:Europe; D007391:International Cooperation; D009821:Oils / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D012016:Reference Values
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