Bioremediation of soils contaminated with explosives

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-307

  Lewis, Thomas A ^a   Newcombe, David A ^b   Crawford, Ronald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

2,5,6 Trinitrophenol; 2,6,6 Trinitrotoluene; Biodegration; Bioremediation; Hexahydro 1,3,5, trinitro 1,3,5 triazine; HMX; Octahydro 1,3,5,7 tetranitro 1,3,5,7 tetrozocine; Picric acid; RDX; Soil; Trinitrotoluene

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; EXPLOSIVES; HEALTH RISKS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

2,5,6-TRINITROPHENOL; 2,6,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; BIODEGRATION; HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5,-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE; LARGE-SCALES; OCTAHYDRO-1,3,5,7-TETRANITRO-1,3,5,7-TETROZOCINE; PICRIC ACID; RDX; TRINITROPHENOL; TRINITROTOLUENE;

SOILS;

2,6 DINITROTOLUENE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PICRIC ACID; TRINITROTOLUENE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; EXPLOSIVE; SOIL REMEDIATION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARMY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPOSTING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NITRATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT METABOLISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; TOXICOKINETICS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 1842483586     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2003.12.005     Document Type: Review

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