Microbial degradation of perchlorate: Principles and applications

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 405-422

  Xu, Jianlin ^a   Song, Yanguang ^a   Min, Booki ^a   Steinberg, Lisa ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Application; Bioremediation; Perchlorate; Percolate respiring bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; POTABLE WATER; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

PILOT TESTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; FUEL; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; OXYGEN; PERCHLORATE; PROPELLANT;

BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; MICROORGANISM; PERCHLORATE; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERCHLORATE;

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; ELECTRON; ION EXCHANGE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HESPERIS;

EID: 0038624744     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287503768335904     Document Type: Review

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