Enhanced toluene degradation under chloratereducing conditions by bioaugmentation of sand columns with chlorate- and toluene-degrading enrichments

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 87-95

  Logan, Bruce E ^a   Wu, Jun ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH TESTS; BIO-AUGMENTATION; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; OVERALL RATE; SAND COLUMNS;

BACTERIA; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 0036612461     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10588330208951205     Document Type: Article

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