A review: Advances in microbial remediation of trichloroethylene (TCE)

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-126

  Pant, Prabhakar ^a   Pant, Sudhakar ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (Nepal)

Author keywords

biodegradation; cometabolism; direct oxidation; reductive dechlorination; trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITION; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; CHLORINATED ETHENES; COMETABOLISM; DIRECT OXIDATION; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; FIELD APPLICATION; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; RESEARCH TRENDS; TECHNIQUES USED;

ANESTHETICS; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; DECHLORINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; REMEDIATION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 75949111824     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60082-6     Document Type: Article

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