Dechlorination of polychlorinated methanes by a sequential methanogenic- denitrifying bioreactor system

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 484-489

  Yu, Z ^a,b   Smith, G B ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANE; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DECHLORINATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN;

METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0034053430     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051646     Document Type: Article

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