Microbial dechlorination of hexachlorobenzene by untamed sediment microorganisms in Taiwan

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-78

  Chen, I Ming ^a   Chang, Yih Feng ^a   Lin, Hardy ^a  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Methane generation; Microbes; Sediment; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECHLORINATION; DECOMPOSITION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER; YEAST;

HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB); MICROBES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

BIODEGRADATION; DECHLORINATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 1842639628     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2004)8:2(73)     Document Type: Article

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