Intrinsic biodegradation of toluene coupled to the microbial reduction of ferric iron: Laboratory column experiments

Environmental Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 649-656

  Zheng, Zuoping ^a   Aagaard, Per ^b   Breedveld, Gijs D ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Biodegradation; Column; Gardermoen; Toluene

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRONS; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FLOW CONTROL; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TOLUENE;

ABIOTIC LOSSES;

BIODEGRADATION;

AQUIFER; BIODEGRADATION; IRON; LABORATORY; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; TOLUENE;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; IRON; LABORATORY METHOD; REMEDIATION; TOLUENE;

EID: 0036764956     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0569-0     Document Type: Article

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