Laboratory treatability study on hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5- triazine-(RDX-) contaminated soil from the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Burlington, Iowa

Water Environment Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 238-242

  Manning, John F ^b   Boopathy, Ramaraj ^a  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Co metabolism; Contamination; Cosubstrate; Explosives; Molasses; RDX; Soil slurry reactor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; EXPLOSIVES; METABOLISM; MOLASSES; SLURRIES;

HEXAHYDRO TRINITRO TRIAZINE;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

CYCLONITE; MOLASSES;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033627474     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143000x137400     Document Type: Article

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