Pilot studies for in-situ aerobic cometabolism of trichloroethylene using toluene-vapor as the primary substrate

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 4125-4134

  Tom Kuo, M C ^a   Liang, K F ^a   Han, Y L ^a   Fan, K C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerobic cometabolism; Clogging; In situ bioremediation; TCE; Toluene

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; IN SITU PROCESSING; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE;

CLOGGING; IN-SITU AEROBIC COMETABOLISM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

METABOLISM;

TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AERATION; AQUIFER POLLUTION; DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AEROBIC COMETABOLISM; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 5644275306     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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