Mineralization of hexachlorocyclohexane in soil during solid-phase bioremediation

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 216-222

  Philips, Theresa M ^a,b   Lee, Hung ^a   Trevors, Jack T ^a   Seech, Alan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Adventus Remediation Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Lindane; Mineralization; Organochlorine pesticides; Soil amendments

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SOURCE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOLID; SPIKE;

EID: 3943108116     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-004-0139-4     Document Type: Article

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