A strategy for aromatic hydrocarbon bioremediation under anaerobic conditions and the impacts of ethanol: A microcosm study

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 17-31

  Chen, Yu Dao ^a   Barker, James F ^b   Gui, Lai ^b  

^a GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetate; Anaerobic condition; BTEX; Enhanced bioremediation; Ethanol; Ferric iron; Gasohol; Nitrate; Trimethylbenzene isomers

Indexed keywords

BTEX; ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION; FERRIC IRON; TRIMETHYLBENZENE ISOMERS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AQUIFERS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL PLUMES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALCOHOL; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLBENZENE; FERRIC ION; GASOLINE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; SULFATE; TOLUENE; TRIMETHYLBENZENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AQUIFERS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL PLUMES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUIFER; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BTEX; ETHANOL; GROUNDWATER; MICROCOSM; PLUME;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; MICROCOSM; MICROORGANISM; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTRONS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; IRON; ISOMERISM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

BORDEN AQUIFER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 38749144832     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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