A kinetic study of aerobic propane uptake and cometabolic degradation of chloroform, cis-dichloroethylene and trichloroetylene in microcosms with groundwater/aquifer solids

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-298

  Frascari, Dario ^a   Kim, Young ^b   Dolan, Mark E ^b   Semprini, Lewis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Chlorinated solvents; Cometabolism; Microcosms; Propane

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METABOLISM; PROPANE;

EID: 4344661275     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023909229768     Document Type: Article

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