Characterization of microbial and chemical composition of shuttle wet waste with permanent gas and volatile organic compound analyses

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1470-1476

  Peterson, B V ^a   Hummerick, M ^a   Roberts, M S ^a   Krumins, V ^a   Kish, A L ^a   Garland, J L ^a   Maxwell, S ^b   Mills, A ^c  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; GC MS; Microbial; Organics; Solid waste; Space Shuttle; VOC

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTES; SPACE SHUTTLES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS); BIOSTABILITY; MICROBIAL; ORGANICS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 7444268623     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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