Design of in-situ microbial filter for the remediation of naphthalene

Waste Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-25

  Warith, M ^a   Fernandes, L ^b   Gaudet, N ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acclimatized and non acclimatized microorganisms; Crystal Ball ; FLOTRANS; In situ bioremediation; Modeling; Naphthalene; Sand biofilter

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; GLUCOSE; GROUND WATER; NAPHTHALENE;

BIOREMEDIATION; FILTER; GROUNDWATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DANGEROUS GOODS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032901987     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(98)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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