Biological reduction of TNT as part of a combined biological-chemical procedure for mineralization

Biodegradation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-248

  Kröger, Mario ^a   Schumacher, Martina E ^a   Risse, Heike ^a   Fels, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

14C balance; microbial reduction; mineralization; TNT

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CONTAMINATION;

AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBON 14; TRINITROTOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; REDUCTION; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ADSORPTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REDUCTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CULTURE MEDIA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SEWAGE; SUCROSE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 4644254156     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOD.0000042914.53688.63     Document Type: Article

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