Significance of biomass support particles in. Laboratory studies on microbial degradation of organic chemicals in aquifers

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2977-2984

  Albrechtsen, Hans JØrgen ^a   Smith, Pernille Milton ^a   Nielsen, Pernille ^a   Christensen, Thomas H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Biodegradation; Quartz; Rock wool; Tiles; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; BIPHENYL; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NAPHTHALENE; NITROBENZENE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; XYLENE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DENMARK; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WOOL;

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PH EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SAND; SORPTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIOMASS SUPPORT PARTICLES; GROUNDWATER SUSPENSIONS; ORGANIC XENOBIOTICS;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; QUARTZ; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0030300870     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)84232-7     Document Type: Article

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