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Biodegradation of the Explosives TNT, RDX and HMX

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In the early twentieth century, more than 60 highly explosive compounds were developed and synthesized for military and civilian use. Of these, the most widely used explosives in the world are probably hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX).

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The work of A. Bernstein was supported by a generous contribution from Vera Barcza, Toronto, Canada Rosinger-Barcza Family Fund In support of Young Researchers at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research. This work was also supported in part by a grant 167/2008 from Israel Science Foundation.

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Bernstein, A., Ronen, Z. (2012). Biodegradation of the Explosives TNT, RDX and HMX. In: Singh, S. (eds) Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23789-8_5

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