Perchlorate reduction by a mixed culture in an up-flow anaerobic fixed bed reactor

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 126-131

  Wallace, W ^a   Beshear, S ^a   Williams, D ^a   Hospadar, S ^b   Owens, M ^a  

^a APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium perchlorate; Biofilm; Suspected endocrine disruptor; Up flow anaerobic fixed bed reactor; Wolinella succinogenes HAP 1

Indexed keywords

PERCHLORATE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; CELL TYPE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MATERIALS; REACTOR; REDUCTION; TECHNIQUE; WOLINELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; WOLINELLA SUCCINOGENES;

EID: 0031896821     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900494     Document Type: Article

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