Continuous vapor-phase trichloroethylene biofiltration using hydrocarbon-enriched compost as filtration matrix

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 671-676

  Sukesan, S ^a   Watwood, M E ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

EID: 0030859679     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051114     Document Type: Article

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