Evaluation of biodegradation kinetic testing methods and longterm variability in biokinetics for BTEX metabolism

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 733-740

  Bielefeldt, A R ^a   Stensel, H D ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biodegradation kinetics; BTEX; Ethylbenzene; Monod; O xylene; Oxygen respirometry; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; METABOLISM; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIOKINETICS; OXYGEN RESPIROMETRY;

BIODEGRADATION;

BENZENE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033081279     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00257-7     Document Type: Article

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