A case of Phosphorus limiting monoaromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in Groundwater

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-221

  Granger, David A ^a,b   Butler, Barbara J ^a   Barker, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b URS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Apatite; Benzene; BTEX; Hydrocarbons; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Toluene; Trimethylbenzene

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC; AEROBIC TREATMENT; BIODEGRADATION RATE; BTEX; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; FUNNEL-AND-GATE; FUNNEL-AND-GATE SYSTEM; INORGANIC NITROGEN; LABORATORY MICROCOSM; MICROBIOTAS; MONOAROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; TRIMETHYLBENZENE;

APATITE; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; ISOMERS; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 0033302811     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889869991219325     Document Type: Article

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