Fate of explosives and their metabolites in bioslurry treatment processes

Biodegradation

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 339-347

  Shen, Chun Fang ^a   Guiot, Serge R ^a   Thiboutot, Sonia ^b   Ampleman, Guy ^b   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Bioslurry reactor; Explosive; Microcosm; Mineralization

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSLURRY TREATMENT PROCESSES; MICROCOSM TEST; MINERALIZATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; PARTITIONING; RADIOACTIVITY; SLURRY;

EXPLOSIVES; MATERIALS TESTING; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 0031392921     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008262320378     Document Type: Article

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