In situ bioremediation of explosives-contaminated soil: A soil column study

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 169-176

  Boopathy, R ^a   Widrig, D L ^a   Manning, J F ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Explosives; Flooding; Periodic operation; Soil column,; TNT

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; MOLASSES; SUCCINIC ACID; TRINITROTOLUENE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

BIOREMEDIATION; EXPLOSIVE; SOIL POLLUTION; TNT;

CONTAMINATION; EXPLOSIVES; IMPURITIES; SOILS; TOLUENE;

BIOREMEDIATION; EXPLOSIVES CONTAMINATED SOIL; SOIL COLUMN; TRINITOLUENE;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0030616066     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(96)00152-6     Document Type: Article

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