Biodegradation of chlorinated solvents in a water unsaturated topsoil

Chemosphere

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-152

  Borch, Thomas ^a,c   Ambus, Per ^a   Laturnus, Frank ^a,d   Svensmark, Bo ^b   Grøn, Christian ^a,e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e DHI   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Agricultural soil; Anaerobic; Biodegradation; Biotic; Denitrification; Natural attenuation; Volatile organochlorines

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; ETHANE; METHANE; SOILS; SOLVENTS;

WATER SATURATED TOPSOILS;

BIODEGRADATION;

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; ORGANIC SOLVENT; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIODEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; ORGANOCHLORINE; SOLVENT;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SOIL;

EID: 0037374876     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00851-2     Document Type: Article

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