Natural biodegradation of MTBE under different environmental conditions: Microcosm and microbial identification studies

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 356-364

  Chen, K F ^a   Kao, C M ^a   Hsieh, C Y ^a   Chen, S C ^b   Chen, Y L ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; CARCINOGEN; ETHER DERIVATIVE; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EVALUATION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROCOSM; MICROORGANISM; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CARCINOGENS; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 18044362494     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0592-9     Document Type: Article

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