Biodegradation of the gasoline oxygenates methyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl tert-butyl ether, and tert-amyl methyl ether by propane-oxidizing bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4216-4222

  Steffan, Robert J ^a   McClay, Kevin ^a   Vainberg, Simon ^a   Condee, Charles W ^a   Zhang, Donglu ^a  

^a The Shaw Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; PROPANE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION;

EID: 0030692705     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4216-4222.1997     Document Type: Article

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