Biodegradation of a pah mixture by native subsurface microbiota

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-24

  Steven Brauner, J ^a   Widdowson, Mark A ^b   Novak, John T ^b   Love, Nancy G ^b  

^a Parsons   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Microcosm; Natural attenuation; PAH; Reduction; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC LOSS; ACENAPHTHENE; AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE; BIODEGRADATION RATE; BIOMASS YIELD; COASTAL PLAIN; FIRST-ORDER BIODEGRADATION; FIRST-ORDER RATES; FLUORENES; IN-CONTROL; LABORATORY MICROCOSM; LAG PERIOD; MASS LOSS; MASS LOSS RATE; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; MICROBIOTAS; MICROCOSM; MICROPORE DIFFUSION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OXIDATIVE COUPLINGS; PAH MIXTURES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); SOIL SAMPLE; STOICHIOMETRIC EQUATION; SULFATE; SULFATE REDUCTION; SULFATE-REDUCING CONDITIONS; VIRGINIA;

ANTHRACENE; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REDUCTION;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 0036494606     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860290777440     Document Type: Article

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