Fate of TNT and its transformation products in mixed aerobic cultures

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-67

  Pucik, Lara E ^a   Zhang, Chunlong ^a   Hughes, Joseph B ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Capillary electrophoresis; Clostridium acetobutylicum; Eichornia crassipies; TNT; Transformation

Indexed keywords

2 ,4 ,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; AEROBIC CULTURES; ANTHRANILIC ACID; AQUEOUS PHASE; BIOMASS FRACTION; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; EICHORNIA CRASSIPIES; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; MIXED CULTURES; NITRO TOLUENE; NITROGEN SOURCES; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; TNT; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSFORMATION METHODS; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; TRANSFORMATION SYSTEMS; WATER HYACINTH; YEAST EXTRACTS;

BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DEXTROSE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 0004990124     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889869891214213     Document Type: Article

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