Increased biotransformation efficiency of chunk-TNT-contaminated soil using acetone pretreatments

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-67

  Radtke, Corey W ^a   Lehman, R Michael ^a   Roberto, Francisco F ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ,4 ,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; COMMUNITY LEVEL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; MICROFLORA; PRE-TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENTS; REMOVAL RATE;

BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSTING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ACETONE;

EID: 0008839586     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10588330008951132     Document Type: Article

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