Oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under sulfate-reducing conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1099-1101

  Coates, John D ^a   Anderson, Robert T ^b   Lovley, Derek R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; OXIDATION; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0030044304     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.3.1099-1101.1996     Document Type: Article

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