Effect of sediment particle size on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation: Importance of the sediment-water interface

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-125

  Xia, Xinghui ^a   Wang, Ran ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment; Sediment water interface; Sorption

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; ZERO-ORDER EQUATION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CHRYSENE; POLITEF; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RIVER WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GROWTH RATE; PAH; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RESEARCH; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38049079671     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-643.1     Document Type: Article

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