Bioremediation of chlorobenzene-contaminated ground water in an in situ reactor mediated by hydrogen peroxide

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 121-141

  Vogt, Carsten ^a   Alfreider, Albin ^a   Lorbeer, Helmut ^b   Hoffmann, Doreen ^a   Wuensche, Lothar ^a   Babel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Chlorobenzene; Degradation; Enhanced natural attenuation; Hydrogen peroxide; Nitrate reduction

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; BENZENE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONTAMINATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRATES; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTS;

ELECTRON ACCEPTORS;

HYDROLOGY;

CHLOROBENZENE; GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRATE;

AQUIFER; BENZENE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLOROCARBON; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRATE; POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLOROBENZENE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRATE; REACTIVE BARRIER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREMEDIATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REACTOR; RHODOCOCCUS; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0346155879     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(03)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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