Influence of incubation temperature on the microbial reductive dechlorination of 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorobiphenyl in two freshwater sediments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4174-4179

  Wu, Qingzhong ^a,c   Bedard, Donna L ^b   Wiegel, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; MICROORGANISM; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WINTER;

EID: 0029826259     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4174-4179.1996     Document Type: Article

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