Anaerobic degradation of phthalic acid esters during digestion of municipal solid waste under landfilling conditions

Biodegradation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 345-352

  Ejlertsson, J ^a   Meyerson, U ^a   Svensson, B H ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

biodegradation; bioremediation; landfills; methane formation; phthalic acid esters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030207754     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00115748     Document Type: Article

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