Rapid anaerobic benzene oxidation with a variety of chelated Fe(III) forms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 288-291

  Lovley, Derek R ^a   Woodward, Joan C ^b   Chapelle, Francis H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; EDETIC ACID; FERRIC ION; GROUND WATER; HUMIC ACID; IMINO ACID; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; PETROLEUM; PHOSPHATE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON CHELATION; METHANOGENESIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030022401     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.1.288-291.1996     Document Type: Article

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