Aerobic biological treatment of 2,4-dinitrotoluene in munitions plant wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1595-1603

  Christopher, Heidi J ^a   Boardman, Gregory D ^a   Freedman, David L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 amino 4 nitrotoluene; 4 amino 2 nitrotoluene; Aerobic biodegradation; Dinitrotoluene; Munitions wastewater; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ETHANOL; ETHERS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARCINOGEN; DINITROTOLUENE; SEMICONTINUOUSLY OPERATED REACTORS;

WASTEWATER;

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; ALCOHOL; ETHER; PHOSPHATE; PROPELLANT;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MILITARY APPLICATION; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WEAPON;

EID: 0034174496     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00308-5     Document Type: Article

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