An integrated treatability protocol for biotreatment/bioremediation of toxic pollutants generated by chemical industries

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 597-607

  Jin, G ^a   Englande Jr , A J ^b   Qiu, Y L ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Carbon tetrachloride (CT); Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD); Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE); Optimization; Protocol; Treatability

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ETHERS; MICROORGANISMS;

TOXIC POLLUTANTS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA OZANENAER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; POLLUTANT; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BUTADIENES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARCINOGENS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ENTERITIDIS; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 0037260066     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120016923     Document Type: Article

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