Biodegradation of RDX in unsaturated soil

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-11

  Speitel Jr , Gerald E ^a   Engels, Trina L ^b   McKinney, Daene C ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITION; AEROBIC DEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BATCH TECHNIQUES; BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC CARBON; BIODEGRADATION RATE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; HALF LIVES; HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRIAZINE; IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION; MICROAEROBICS; MILITARY EXPLOSIVES; NUTRIENT ADDITION; RDX BIODEGRADATION; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; UNSATURATED SOIL; VADOSE ZONE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERALOGY; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 0040750349     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20018891079168     Document Type: Article

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