Bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants: Effects and implications of sorption-related mass transfer on bioremediation

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 126-138

  Zhang, Wei Xian ^a   Bouwer, Edward J ^a   Ball, William P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIODEGRADATION; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SORPTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; IMMOBILE ZONE DIFFUSION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032405074     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.1998.tb00609.x     Document Type: Review

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