PCB dechlorination enhancement in Anacostia River sediment microcosms

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 4549-4558

  Krumins, Valdis ^a   Park, Joong Wook ^b   Son, Eun Kyeu ^a   Rodenburg, Lisa A ^a   Kerkhof, Lee J ^c   Häggblom, Max M ^b   Fennell, Donna E ^a  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Biostimulation; Dehalococcoides; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

DECHLORINATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RNA; SEDIMENTS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANACOSTIA RIVER; BIO-AUGMENTATION; BIOSTIMULATION; DECHLORINATION RATE; DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DEHALOCOCCOIDES SPP; IN-SITU TREATMENT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT MICROCOSMS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CHLOROBENZENE; LACTIC ACID; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROPIONIC ACID; RIVER WATER; RNA 16S;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECHLORINATION; DETECTION METHOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MICROCOSM; MODELING; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLOROFLEXI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; DEHALOCOCCOIDES ETHENOGENES; DREDGING; MICROCOSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RNA ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANACOSTIA RIVER; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANACOSTIA; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); DEHALOCOCCOIDES; DEHALOCOCCOIDES ETHENOGENES; DEHALOCOCCOIDES ETHENOGENES 195;

EID: 71749092716     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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