Field study of in situ anaerobic bioremediation of a chlorinated solvent source zone

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 6812-6819

  Aulenta, Federico ^a   Canosa, Andrea ^a   Leccese, Michele ^a   Papini, Marco Petrangeli ^a   Majone, Mauro ^a   Viotti, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IMPURITIES; SOLVENTS;

CHLOROETHANES; ELECTRON DONOR; SOURCE TREATMENT STRATEGY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AQUIFERS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IMPURITIES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 35548994121     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070048m     Document Type: Conference Paper

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