Enhanced anaerobic biodegradation of BTEX-ethanol mixtures in aquifer columns amended with sulfate, chelated ferric iron or nitrate

Biodegradation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-114

  Da Silva, Marcio L B ^a   Ruiz Aguilar, Graciela M L ^b   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biostimulation; Bioremediation; BTEX; Ethanol; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BENZENE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; CHELATION; METHANOGENS; XYLENE;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ETHANOL MIXTURES;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BENZENE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EDETIC ACID; ETHYLBENZENE; FERRIC ION; IRON CHELATE; NITRATE; SULFATE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BTEX; NATURAL ATTENUATION;

AQUIFER; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; METHANOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHANOL; IRON; METHANE; NITRATES; OXYGEN; XYLENES;

EID: 12544251230     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-004-4897-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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