Monoaromatic hydrocarbon transformation under anaerobic conditions at Seal Beach, California: Laboratory studies

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 114-122

  Ball, Harold A ^a   Reinhard, Martin ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Aromatic; Bioremediation; Denitrification; Hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BIOTRANSFORMATION; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CALIFORNIA; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; MICROCOSMS; SEAL BEACH;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AQUIFERS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONTAMINATION; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRONS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GROUNDWATER; MICROORGANISMS; OIL SPILLS; SEDIMENTS; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; GROUND WATER; META XYLENE; METHANE; NITRATE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; SULFATE; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0030087759     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0114:MHTUAC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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