Biodegradation of chlorobenzene in a constructed wetland treating contaminated groundwater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 57-62

  Braeckevelt, Mareike ^a   Rokadia, Hemal ^a   Mirschel, Gabriele ^a   Weber, Stefanie ^a   Imfeld, Gwenael ^a   Stelzer, Nicole ^a   Kuschk, Peter ^a   Kästner, Matthias ^a   Richnow, Hans H ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Carbon isotope fractionation; Constructed wetland; Monochlorobenzene; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPES; WETLANDS;

CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; MONOCHLOROBENZENE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CARBON 13; CHLOROBENZENE; GROUND WATER; OXYGEN;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; FRACTIONATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPES; WETLANDS;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROBENZENE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; POLLUTANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROBENZENES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 34548250454     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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