title: [Methods for the assessment of organic compounds biodegradability: A review].
abstract: There are plenty of methods used for the assessment of organic compounds biodegradability, but lack of comprehensive literatures in systematically introducing the assessment methods and guiding the choice of the methods. This paper briefly introduced the indicative parameters in assessing organic compounds biodegradability and the assessment methods of aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation, with the focus on the principles and criteria in the choice of the assessment methods, and analyzed in detail the reasons for the differences in the biodegradation rates of organic compounds when different test methods were adopted. Taking the standards established by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as an example, the process of choosing and applying the assessment methods was introduced, the systematic method-choosing route was integrated, and the advantages of the OECD standard methods were pointed out.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. show_me123@126.com
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shang-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhi-Wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yun-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hua-Dong
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wei-Xiang
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009930:Organic Chemicals