Sustained and complete hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) degradation in zero-valent iron simulated barriers under different microbial conditions

Environmental Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1115-1126

  Shrout, J D ^a   Larese Casanova, P ^a   Scherer, M M ^a   Alvarez, P J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; DGGE; M ssbauer; RDX; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; METAL RECOVERY; MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINERALOGY;

BIO-AUGMENTATION; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DGGE; HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRIAZINE; IRON REDUCING BACTERIA; MOSSBAUER; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

IRON OXIDES;

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; CYCLONITE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; IRON OXIDE;

DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REACTIVE BARRIER;

ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GEOBACTER; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEWANELLA; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS; GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS GS-15; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ALGAE;

EID: 29544450629     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332608618474     Document Type: Article

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