Use of a coupled biological system to treat a chemically complex air stream

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Manninen, M R ^a,d   Niemi, B A ^b   Kleinheinz, G T ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lousiana Pacific Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^d Earth Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; ACETONE; METHANOL; NAPHTHALENE; PINENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGY; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FILTRATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VOLATILIZATION;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0038817876     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-002-0060-7     Document Type: Article

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