Treatment of groundwater contaminated with PAHs, gasoline hydrocarbons, and methyl tert-butyl ether in a laboratory biomass-retaining bioreactor

Biodegradation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-69

  Zein, Maher M ^a   Pinto, Patricio X ^a   Garcia Blanco, Susana ^a   Suidan, Makram T ^a   Venosa, Albert D ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; BTEX; MtBE; PAHs

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; ETHERS; GASOLINE; IMPURITIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POROUS MATERIALS; TOLUENE;

BTEX; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT); MTBE; PAHS;

GROUNDWATER;

ETHER DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; ETHERS; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POROUS MATERIALS; TOLUENE;

BIOREACTOR; GROUNDWATER; PAH; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; METHYL ETHERS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 32044471285     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-005-3049-x     Document Type: Article

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