Mechanisms for chelator stimulation of microbial Fe(III) -oxide reduction

Chemical Geology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 19-24

  Lovley, Derek R ^a,b   Woodward, Joan C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; IRON OXIDE; REDUCTION;

EID: 0030430940     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2541(96)00037-x     Document Type: Article

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