An anaerobic bioreactor allows the efficient degradation of HCH isomers in soil slurry

Chemosphere

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1005-1013

  Quintero, J C ^a   Moreira, M T ^a   Lema, J M ^a   Feijoo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; HCH; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Slurry soil remediation treatment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SLURRIES; SOIL POLLUTION; STARCH; SUBSTRATES;

ANAEROBIC BIOREACTORS; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATIONS; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE (HCH); SLURRY SOIL REMEDIATION TREATMENTS;

ISOMERS;

ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; STARCH; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; ISOMERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SLURRIES; SOIL POLLUTION; STARCH; SUBSTRATES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; HCH; INSECTICIDE; OPTIMIZATION; SLUDGE; SLURRY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL REMEDIATION; STARCH; TOXICITY;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PARAMETER; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; FATTY ACIDS; ISOMERS; POLLUTION; SLURRY; STARCH; SUBSTRATES;

EID: 33646113589     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.08.043     Document Type: Article

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