Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) and octahydro-1,3,5,7- tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) biodegradation kinetics amongst several Fe(III)-reducing genera

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-203

  Kwon, Man Jae ^a   Finneran, Kevin T ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Electron shuttling; Fe(III) reducing microorganism; HMX; RDX

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; EXPLOSIVES;

ELECTRON SHUTTLING; FE(III)-REDUCING MICROORGANISM;

AMINES;

ANAEROMYXOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFITOBACTERIUM; GEOBACTERACEAE; SHEWANELLA;

EID: 39749134696     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380701873132     Document Type: Article

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