Cometabolic degradation of TCE vapors in a foamed emulsion bioreactor

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1022-1028

  Kan, Eunsung ^a   Deshusses, Marc A ^a  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DERIVATIVES; EMULSIONS; FOAMS; METABOLISM; VAPORS;

CELL GROWTH; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES;

ETHYLENE;

CHLORIDE; CHLORINE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DERIVATIVES; EMULSIONS; ETHYLENE; FOAMS; METABOLISM; VAPORS;

BIOREACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; EMULSION; FOAMED EMULSION BIOREACTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; VAPOR;

BIOREACTORS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; EMULSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; SOLVENTS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILIZATION;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA;

EID: 32344450176     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0510055     Document Type: Article

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