The effect of tetrachloroethene on biological dechlorination of vinyl chloride: Potential implication for natural bioattenuation

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1688-1694

  Distefano, Thomas D ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Natural bioattenuation; Reductive dechlorination; Tetrachloroethene; Vinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DEHALOGENATION; METHANOL; OLEFINS;

BIOATTENUATION; DECHLORINATION; TETRACHLOROETHENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

ETHYLENE; METHANOL; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECHLORINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033039137     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00374-1     Document Type: Article

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