Studies on bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated sediments: Bioavailability, biodegradability, and toxicity issues

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 473-482

  Tabak, Henry H ^a   Lazorchak, James M ^b   Lei, Li ^c   Khodadoust, Amid P ^c   Antia, Jimmy E ^c   Bagchi, Rajesh ^c   Suidan, Makram T ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biodegradation; Contaminated sediments; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

BIOTREATMENT STRATEGIES;

BIOREMEDIATION;

2 PROPANOL; METAL; OXYGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SULFIDE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; ECOTOXICITY; ESTUARY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LARVA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WORM;

ADSORPTION; AEROBIOSIS; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ARACEAE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CYPRINIDAE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LARVA; NEW JERSEY; OLIGOCHAETA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ARCHOSARGUS PROBATOCEPHALUS; CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0037369332     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2003)022<0473:SOBOPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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