Biotransformation rates of chloroform under anaerobic conditions - I. Methanogenesis

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1377-1385

  Gupta, Munish ^a   Sharma, Devesh ^a   Suidan, Makram T ^a   Sayles, Gregory D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Anaerobic; Biotransformation; Chloroform; Dichloromethane; Methanogenic

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHEMOSTATS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEHALOGENATION; METHANE; SUBSTRATES;

BIOLOGICAL METHANE POTENTIAL TEST; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOGENIC;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMOSTAT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEHALOGENATION; METABOLIC INHIBITION; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030153120     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(96)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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