Sulfate-reducing bacteria

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part C Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 155-187

  Hao, Oliver J ^a   Chen, Jin M ^a   Huang, Li ^a,c   Buglass, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Washington Suburban Sanitary Commn   (United States)

^c EA Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Kinetic constants of SBR; Metal sulfide precipitate; Odor; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfide generation models

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042955869     PISSN: 10590501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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