Evaluation of the effects of low oxygen concentration on stable isotope fractionation during aerobic MTBE biodegradation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 309-315

  Rosell, Mònica ^a   Finsterbusch, Stefanie ^a   Jechalke, Sven ^a   Hübschmann, Thomas ^a   Vogt, Carsten ^a   Richnow, Hans H ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON AND HYDROGENS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; FIELD STUDIES; HEADSPACES; HYPOXIC CONDITION; INDIRECT EFFECTS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LOW OXYGEN; MIXED CULTURES; OXYGEN AFFINITY; RESTING CELLS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN; STRAIN;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AQUINCOLA TERTIARICARBONARIS; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHYLIBIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

AEROBIOSIS; ISOTOPES; METHYL ETHERS; OXYGEN;

METHYLIBIUM;

EID: 75349110759     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902491d     Document Type: Article

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