The monitoring of biofilm formation in a mulch biowall barrier and its effect on performance

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 480-488

  Seo, Youngwoo ^a   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; EPS; Microelectrode; Permeable reactive biobarrier

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; MICROELECTRODES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SORPTION;

PERMEABLE REACTIVE BIOBARRIER; SORPTION CAPACITY;

BIOFILMS;

NAPHTHALENE;

BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; MICROELECTRODES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SORPTION;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; MULCH; NAPHTHALENE; PAH; POLYMER; POREWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; ELECTRON; MULCH; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 36048976308     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.06.050     Document Type: Article

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