Exploring the correlation between halorespirer biomarker concentrations and TCE dechlorination rates

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 895-901

  Da Silva, Marcio L B ^a   Alvarez, P J J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Chlorination; Correlation; Kinetics; TCE

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; BIOAUGMENTED; CATABOLIC GENES; CHLORINATED SOLVENTS; CORRELATION; DECHLORINATION RATES; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DEHALOCOCCOIDES SPP; FIRST-ORDER; MIXED CULTURES; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; PILOT SCALES; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; SOURCE ZONES; TCE; TCEA GENES; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ABS RESINS; AQUIFERS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; GENES; POLLUTION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION RATES; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

DECHLORINATION;

AQUIFER; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; BIOREMEDIATION; CATABOLISM; CORRELATION; DECHLORINATION; MICROCOSM; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; REAL TIME; RNA; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEHALOCOCCOIDES;

EID: 54249111880     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2008)134:11(895)     Document Type: Article

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