Molecular assessment of the potential for in situ bioremediation of PCBs from aquatic sediments

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 469, Issue , 2002, Pages 59-65

  Hoostal, Matthew J ^a   Bullerjahn, George S ^a   McKay, R Michael L ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Biphenyl dioxygenase; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); Lake Erie; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; DEGRADATION; DREDGING; EFFLUENTS; LAKES; SEDIMENTS;

MOLECULAR ASSESMENTS;

BIOREMEDIATION;

BIOREMEDIATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036477823     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015519409533     Document Type: Article

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