Biodegradation of dispersed diesel fuel under high salinity conditions

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3303-3314

  Yang, Lei ^a   Lai, Ching Ting ^a   Shieh, Wen K ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilter; Diesel fuel; Oil spill; Salinity; Trickling filter; VOCs

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; DIESEL FUELS; OIL SPILLS; SEAWATER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER AERATION;

BIOFILTER; SEAWATER TREATMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

PETROLEUM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VOLUMETRY;

RUMEX;

EID: 0034284914     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00072-5     Document Type: Article

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