Effects of TNT and its metabolites on anaerobic TNT degradation

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 660-667

  Roberts, Deborah J ^a   Pendharkar, Suhasini ^b   Ahmad, Farrukh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Computron ^*  (United States)

^c Booz Allen and Hamilton   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; METABOLITES; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; TOLUENE;

TRINITROTOLUENES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TNT;

EID: 0032124424     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1998)124:7(660)     Document Type: Article

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