Bioremediation of aroclor 1242 by a consortium culture in marine sediment microcosm

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 730-737

  Kwon, Sung Hyun ^a   Hong, Myung Hyun ^b   Choi, Jung Hye ^b   Whang, Kyung Sook ^c   Lee, Han Seok ^b   So, Jae Seong ^d   Koh, Sung Cheol ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^c Mokwon University   (South Korea)

^d Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Marine sediment; Microcosm; Plant terpenes; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Surfactant

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1248; CYMENE; LIMONENE; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; TANGERINE PEEL EXTRACT; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGRADATION KINETICS; LANDFILL; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROCOSM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL REMOVAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOUTH KOREA; TANGERINE;

CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 59849092609     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12257-008-0111-7     Document Type: Article

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