Role of quinones in the biodegradation of priority pollutants: A review

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 215-222

  Field, J A ^a   Cervantes, F J ^a   Van der Zee, F P ^a   Lettinga, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Electron acceptor; Humus; Quinones; Redox mediator; Xenobiotic pollutants

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; MICROORGANISMS;

ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; QUINONES; XENOBIOTIC POLLUTANTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ANTHRADIHYDROQUINONE DISULFONATE; ANTHRAQUINONE DISULFONATE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; AZO DYE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; BIODEGRADATION; POLLUTION REDUCTION;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FERMENTATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HUMUS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT; SOIL TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 0033793896     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0516     Document Type: Article

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