Aerobic degradation of ethyl-tert-butyl ether by a microbial consortium: Selection and evaluation of biodegradation ability

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2052-2058

  Kharoune, Mourad ^a   Kharoune, Lynda ^a   Lebault, Jean Michael ^b   Pauss, André ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation; Ethyl tert butyl ether; Gasoline additive; Oxygenates

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CULTIVATION; ETHERS; GASOLINE; MORPHOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHYL ETHERS; OXYGEN; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0036786539     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620211007     Document Type: Article

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