Anaerobic degradation of xenobiotics by organisms from municipal solid waste under landfilling conditions

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Ejlertsson, J ^a   Johansson, E ^a   Karlsson, A ^a   Meyerson, U ^a   Svensson, B H ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Chlorinated compounds; Freons; Methane formation; Phenol; Phthalic acid esters

Indexed keywords

2,4,6 TRICHLOROPHENOL; ACETIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; METHANE; PHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LANDFILL; METHANOGENESIS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0030031237     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00641613     Document Type: Article

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