Degradation of weathered diesel fuel by microorganisms from a contaminated aquifer in aerobic and anaerobic microcosms

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-307

  Bregnard, Thierry Pierre Alain ^a   Höhener, Patrick ^a   Häner, Andreas ^a   Zeyer, Josef ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic; Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; INORGANIC CARBON; MICROCOSMS; UNRESOLVED COMPLEX MIXTURE;

AQUIFERS; CARBON; CONTAMINATION; DIESEL FUELS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MICROORGANISMS;

BIODEGRADATION;

DIESEL FUEL;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030111463     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0299:DOWDFB>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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