Anaerobic degradation of benzene in BTX mixtures dependent on sulfate reduction

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 433-437

  Phelps, Craig D ^a   Kazumi, Junko ^a   Young, Lily Y ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anaerobic degradation; benzene; mineralization; sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; SULFATE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; MINERALS; MOLYBDENUM; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SULFATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030589673     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00446-6     Document Type: Article

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