Bioavailability and biodegradation kinetics protocol for organic pollutant compounds to achieve environmentally acceptable endpoints during bioremediation

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 829, Issue , 1997, Pages 36-61

  Tabak, Henry H ^a   Govind, Rakesh ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHENOL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0031582858     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48564.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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