Bioremediation of highly energetic compounds: A search for remediation technologies

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 385-393

  Hawari, J ^a   Shen, C F ^a   Guiot, S R ^a   Greer, C W ^a   Rho, D ^a   Sunahara, G ^a   Ampleman, G ^b   Thiboutot, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Explosives; Intermediates; Mineralization; P. chrysosporium; Rhodococcus; Sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; EXPLOSIVES; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

MINERALIZATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CARBON 14; PARA CRESOL; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE;

BIOREMEDIATION; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEAMINATION; MINERALIZATION; NITRATION; PHANEROCHAETE; RHODOCOCCUS; SLUDGE; SOIL TREATMENT; TOXICITY;

CHRYSOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033785904     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0539     Document Type: Article

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