Long-term tetrachlorethene degradation sustained by endogenous cell decay

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-17

  Sleep, Brent E ^a   Brown, Andrea J ^a   Lollar, Barbara Sherwood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Column study; Endogenous decay; Ethanol; Tetrachloroethene (PCE)

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; ISOMERS; YEAST;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; COLUMN STUDY; ENDOGENOUS DECAY; TETRACHLOROETHENE (PCE);

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 19544363081     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/s04-038     Document Type: Article

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