Acclimation of anaerobic systems to biodegrade tetrachloroethene in the presence of carbon tetrachloride and chloroform

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 171-178

  Bagley, David M ^a   Lalonde, Michelle ^b   Kaseros, Vasilios ^a   Stasiuk, Katherine E ^a   Sleep, Brent E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Bioremediation; Carbon tetrachloride; Chloroform; PCE; Tetrachloroethene

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; YEAST;

CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROETHENE; TETRACHLOROETHENE;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0033622685     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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