Chloroform dechlorination by a wastewater methanogenic consortium and cell extracts of Methanosarcina barkeri

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1879-1886

  Yu, Zhongtang ^a,b   Smith, Geoffrey B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell free extract; Chloroform; Dechlorination; Dichloromethane; Methanogenesis; Methanosarcina barkeri; Toxicity; Wastewater consortium

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; METHANOGENS; REACTION KINETICS; TOXICITY;

BROMOETHANESULFONIC ACID; CHLOROFORM DECHLORINATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMPICILLIN; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; GLUCOSE; MESNA; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CATALYST; DECHLORINATION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOSARCINA BARKERI;

EID: 0031214950     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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