Reductive dechlorination of chlorophenols in slurries of low-organic- carbon marine sediments and subsurface soils

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 742-748

  Hale Boothe, Dorothy D ^a   Rogers, John E ^b   Wiegel, Juergen ^c  

^a DynCorp   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; DECHLORINATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; YEAST;

EID: 0030737780     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051004     Document Type: Article

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