Assessing in situ rates of anaerobic hydrocarbon bioremediation

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 222-233

  Gieg, Lisa M ^a,d   Alumbaugh, Robert E ^b,e   Field, Jennifer ^b   Jones, Jesse ^c   Istok, Jonathon D ^c   Suflita, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oregon State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLBENZENE; FUEL; FUMARIC ACID; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE; TOLUENE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; XYLENE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; LABORATORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROCARBONS; KINETICS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67649922798     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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