Biofilm structural forms utilized in bioremediation of organic compounds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 203-210

  Ebihara, Tatsuji ^a   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm structure; Bioremediation; Porous media; Scanning confocal laser microscopy; Toluene

Indexed keywords

SAND COLUMNS; SCANNING CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY;

AQUIFERS; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; GROUNDWATER; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POROUS MATERIALS; TOLUENE;

BIOREMEDIATION;

CARBOHYDRATE; GROUND WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TOLUENE;

AQUIFER; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELL AGGREGATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLOW RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROORGANISM; POROSITY; SAND; SOIL TREATMENT; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033019526     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00169-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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