Bioremediation of gasoline-contaminated groundwater in a pilot-scale packed-bed anaerobic reactor

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 747-751

  Souza, Dalva A ^a   Chinalia, Fabio A ^b   Foresti, Eugenio ^a   Zaiat, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; BTEX; Groundwater; Methanogenic consortium; Pilot scale

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; BIODEGRADATION RATE; BTEX; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; GASOLINE-CONTAMINATED; IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS; IN-SITU; METHANOGENIC CONSORTIUM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PILOT-SCALE; PILOT-SCALE REACTORS; REMOVAL RATE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REMOVAL;

BIODEGRADATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BTEX; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 67749123960     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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