Anaerobic microbial reductive dehalogenation of chlorinated ethenes

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-169

  Middeldorp, Peter J M ^a   Luijten, Maurice L G C ^a   Van De Pas, Bram A ^a   Van Eekert, Miriam H A ^a   Kengen, Servé W M ^a   Schraa, Gosse ^a   Stams, Alfons J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Bioremediation; Dehalogenase; Reductive dechlorination; Tetrachloroethene; Vinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; DEHALOGENASE; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; TETRACHLOROETHENE; VINYL CHLORIDES;

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHYLENE;

DECHLORINATION;

EID: 0033302879     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889869991219280     Document Type: Review

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