Development of a groundwater biobarrier for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, BTEX, and heterocyclic hydrocarbons

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1349-1355

  Tiehm, A ^a   Muller A ^a   Alt, S ^a,b   Jacob, H ^a,b   Schad, H ^a,c   Weingran, C ^a,d  

^a Water Technology Center   (Germany)

^b CDM SMITH   (United States)

^c IMES GmbH   (Germany)

^d HIM GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biobarrier; BTEX; H2O2; Heterocyclic compounds; Microbial numbers; PAH; Toxicity reduction

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; BENZOTHIOPHENE; ETHYLBENZENE; FERRIC ION; GROUND WATER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TAR; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAS; GERMANY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PILOT STUDY; SEDIMENTATION; TANK; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION;

BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; TOLUENE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; XYLENES;

EID: 57149121176     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.730     Document Type: Article

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