Iron-mediated microbial oxidation and abiotic reduction of organic contaminants under anoxic conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 7765-7772

  Tobler, Nicole B ^a   Hofstetter, Thomas B ^a   Straub, Kristina L ^b   Fontana, Daniela ^a   Schwarzenbach, René P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

ANAEROBIC BATCH REACTOR; NITROAROMATIC CONTAMINANTS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CARBON DIOXIDE; IRON; TOLUENE;

BATCH REACTORS; CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BATCH REACTOR; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PROCESS DESIGN; REDUCTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GEOBACTER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE;

GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS;

EID: 36248944156     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071128k     Document Type: Article

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