Full-scale in situ bioremediation of hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated soil

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Phillips, Theresa M ^a   Lee, Hung ^a   Trevors, Jack T ^a   Seech, Alan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Adventus Remediation Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Field scale; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Lindane; Microbiology; Organochlorine pesticides; Soil amendments

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PESTICIDES; SOILS;

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; SOIL AMENDMENTS;

BIOREMEDIATION;

CHLORIDE ION; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PESTICIDES; SOILS;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TREATMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TILLAGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 33644783106     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1390     Document Type: Article

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