Aerobic slurry reactor treatment of phenanthrene contaminated sediment

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1231-1239

  Jee, V ^a   Beckles, D M ^a   Ward, C H ^a   Hughes, J B ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Phenanthrene; Sediments; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PHENANTHRENE; SLURRY REACTOR;

SEDIMENTS;

PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032055062     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00333-3     Document Type: Article

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