Trichloroethylene biodegradation by mesophilic and psychrophilic ammonia oxidizers and methanotrophs in groundwater microcosms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3866-3871

  Moran, B N ^a   Hickey, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; METHANE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AMMONIA-OXIDIZING MICROORGANISM; BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER MICROCOSM; METHANOTROPH; MICROCOSM; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; KINETICS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030798665     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.10.3866-3871.1997     Document Type: Article

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