Detoxification of fluorene, phenanthrene, carbazole and p-cresol in columns of aquifer sand as studied by the Microtox® assay

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2045-2052

  Renoux, Agnès Y ^a,b   Millette, Denis ^a   Tyagi, Rajeswar D ^b   Samson, Rejean ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c École Polytechnique de Montréal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Aquifer sand; Biodegradation; Column; Creosote; Detoxification; Groundwater; Microtox; PAH; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; MIXTURES; PHENOLS; SAND;

CREOSOTE; DETOXIFICATION; FLUORENE; MICROTOX; PHENANTHRENE;

TOXICITY;

CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CRESOL; FLUORENE; PHENANTHRENE; SULFANILAMIDE;

AQUIFER; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; REMEDIATION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; REMEDIATION;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0032972881     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00427-8     Document Type: Article

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