Sulfolane biodegradation potential in aquifer sediments at sour natural gas plant sites

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3680-3688

  Greene, E Anne ^a   Gieg, Lisa M ^a   Coy, Debora L ^a   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation; Diisopropanolamine; Groundwater; Manganese reduction; Nitrate reduction; Sulfolane

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; MANGANESE; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; CANADA; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031768196     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00139-0     Document Type: Article

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