Earthworm cast as a promising filter bed material and its methanotrophic contribution to methane removal

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 131-138

  Moon, Kyung Eun ^a,b   Lee, Soo Yeon ^a   Lee, Sang Hyon ^a   Ryu, Hee Wook ^b   Cho, Kyung Suk ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biocover; Earthworm cast; Landfill; Methane; Methanotroph

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DRY SOIL; EARTHWORM CASTS; FILTER BED MATERIALS; LANDFILL METHANE; METHANOTROPHS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOLE RATIO; OXIDATION PRODUCTS; OXIDATION RATES; PADDY SOILS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; RICE PADDY; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TYPE II; WET WEIGHT;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; METHANE; MIXTURES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OXIDATION; RNA; SOILS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LAND FILL;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; PROTEIN PMOA; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTHWORM; ELECTROKINESIS; FILTER; LANDFILL; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; MOISTURE CONTENT; OXIDATION; RICE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EARTHWORM; FILTER; LANDFILL; METHANOTROPH; METHYLOCALDUM; METHYLOCYSTIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; OLIGOCHAETA; ORYZA SATIVA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOCALDUM; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; METHYLOCYSTIS;

EID: 74449085124     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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