Nitrogen limited biobarriers remove atrazine from contaminated water: Laboratory studies

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 29-37

  Hunter, William J ^a   Shaner, Dale L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Groundwater; Nitrogen starved; Permeable reactive barriers; PRB; Soybean oil; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; EMULSIONS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HERBICIDES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LUBRICATING OILS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MERCURY (METAL); NITROGEN; NONMETALS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; REMOVAL; SOILS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; VEGETABLE OILS; WATER CONTENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

A CARBONS; ABIOTIC FACTORS; ALTERNATE SOURCES; ATRAZINE; ATRAZINE DEGRADATIONS; BIOBARRIER; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATERS; CONTAMINATED WATERS; FLOWING WATERS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; IN-SITU; LABORATORY STUDIES; LIMIT OF DETECTIONS; LIMITING CONDITIONS; MERCURY CHLORIDES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUMS; NITROGEN CONTENTS; PERMEABLE BARRIERS; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; PRB; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SANDY SOILS; SIMULATED GROUNDWATERS; SOYBEAN OIL; SOYBEAN OILS; VEGETABLE OIL EMULSIONS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ATRAZINE; CARBON; GROUND WATER; HYDROXYATRAZINE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SOYBEAN OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATRAZINE; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LABORATORY METHOD; NITROGEN; VEGETABLE OIL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DEHALOGENATION; EFFLUENT; EMULSION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDY SOIL; SIMULATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ATRAZINE; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; NITROGEN; SOYBEAN OIL; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 56949085840     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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