Microbial mineralization of ethene under sulfate-reducing conditions

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Bradley, Paul M ^a   Chapelle, Francis H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; CHLOROETHENES; MICROBIAL MINERALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS; REDUCING CONDITIONS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; SULFATE-REDUCING CONDITIONS; VINYL CHLORIDES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECHLORINATION; ETHANE;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 0036494685     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860290777431     Document Type: Article

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