Biodegradation of benzene in a laboratory-scale biobarrier at low dissolved oxygen concentrations

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-77

  Yerushalmi, Laleh ^a   Guiot, Serge R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC OXIDATIONS; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BENZENE BIODEGRADATION; BIOBARRIER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; ELIMINATION RATE; INLET CONCENTRATION; LABORATORY SCALE; LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MICROAEROPHILIC CONDITION; PACKING MATERIALS; PEAT MOSS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BENZENE; MICROBIOLOGY; PEAT;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 0035271932     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20018891079195     Document Type: Article

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