Biofiltration of high loads of ethyl acetate in the presence of toluene

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 973-979

  Deshusses, Marc ^a   Johnson, Camdon T ^a   Leson, Gero ^b  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b Gero Leson Environmental Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; GAS WASTE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032599834     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1999.10463869     Document Type: Article

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